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Bilateral avascular necrosis of both hips and both shoulders in a case with systemic lupus erythematosus: What should we blame, steroid or secondary antiphospholipid syndrome?
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 03/14/07

Emad, Y., et al. - A 38-year-old female patient was diagnosed as a case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 1994. Her initial presentation was nephritis which remitted on combination of steroid, azathioprine and pulse cyclophosphamide therapy. One year later the patient developed bilateral avascular necrosis (AVN) both hips and underwent bilateral hip replacement...It is suggested that in SLE patients with positive lupus anticoagulant and negative antiphospholipid antibodies, testing for reactivity against beta2 glycoprotein 1 is mandatory

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All-Cause Mortality Rates of Hip Fractures Treated in the VHA: Do They Differ from Medicare Facilities
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 02/09/10

Initial increased wear debris of XLPE-Al2O3 bearing in total hip arthroplasties
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 02/08/10

Back Pain and Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Natural History Study
Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 02/08/10

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Fractures of the distal humerus in elderly patients treated with a ring fixator
International Orthopaedics, 02/08/10

Reliability of the glenoid plane
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 02/08/10

Image-based navigation improves the positioning of the humeral component in total elbow arthroplasty
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 02/08/10

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