Avascular necrosis of the femoral head on X-ray: 5 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Crescent sign, sclerosis, collapse.
Quiz yourself on bone & joint disease images
Cases
Case #43974385Bone & joint disease · Advanced
Case #16749428Bone & joint disease · Advanced
Case #80622107Bone & joint disease · Advanced
Case #80622116Bone & joint disease · Advanced
Case #80622112Bone & joint disease · AdvancedOther bone & joint disease diagnoses
- Bone metastases
- Enchondroma
- Freiberg disease
- Gout
- Hallux rigidus (first MTP osteoarthritis)
- Hallux valgus (bunion)
- Heterotopic ossification
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Multiple myeloma
- Neuropathic (Charcot) arthropathy
- Non-ossifying fibroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondroma (exostosis)
- Osteoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Synovial chondromatosis
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.