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Isolated femoral head destruction
BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-080572 (Published 14 November 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:e080572
- Jiahao Meng, core surgical trainee,
- Shuguang Gao, consultant
- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
- Correspondence to: S Gao gaoshuguang0341{at}csu.edu.cn
A previously well woman in her 60s presented with left hip pain, limited mobility, and unintentional weight loss of 5 kg. Her full blood count, C reactive protein, and alkaline phosphatase results were within normal limits, but erythrocyte sedimentation rate was raised, at 120 mm in the first …
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