Bilateral osteonecrosis of the talus following steroid use after renal transplant

Background: Although osteonecrosis or Avascular Necrosis is known to be associated with steroid use commonly in the femoral head (hip), involvement of the talus (ankle) is rare. Case report: We present a rare case of a young male with bilateral osteonecrosis of the talus following corticosteroid use...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Vaish, Tapish Shukla, Raju Vaishya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X22001163