Transient bone marrow edema syndrome of the knee: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results at 5 years after core decompression.

Purpose: We report on 24 cases of transient bone marrow edema syndrome in 18 patients who underwent core decompression of the knee.

Methods: Diagnosis was made with the use of radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and core biopsy testing. Arthroscopic surgery and core decompression were carried out in all patients, and MRI was performed again, 5 years after surgery was performed.

Biochemical markers of bone metabolism in bone marrow edema syndrome of the hip.

The aim of this study was to evaluate bone metabolism in patients with bone marrow edema syndrome of the hip. In 37 consecutive patients undergoing core decompression of the femoral head, biochemical markers of bone metabolism were measured in aspirates from cancellous bone and in samples obtained simultaneously from peripheral blood. The diagnosis was made by means of radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and core biopsy specimens.