Table 3.
Summary of findings
| Author | Year | Journal | Subchondral bone necrosis | Proposed relationship between findings and etiology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trauma or repetitive stress | Poor blood supply | ||||
| Campbell and Ranawat [3] | 1966 | J Trauma | Yes | – | Yes |
| Chiroff and Cooke [4] | 1975 | J Trauma | No | Yes | – |
| Green and Banks [8] | 1953 | JBJS | Yes | – | – |
| King [9] | 1932 | JBJS | – | – | – |
| Koch et al. [10] | 1997 | KSSTA | Often not necrotic | Yes | – |
| Linden and Telhag [14] | 1977 | Acta Orthop Scand | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Milgram [16] | 1978 | Radiol | Yes | Yes | – |
| Portigliatti Barbos et al. [20] | 1985 | Ital J Orthop Traumatol | Yes | – | – |
| Uozumi et al. [28] | 2009 | AJSM | Yes | Yes | – |
| Yonetani et al. [31] | 2010 | KSSTA | No | – | – |
| Yonetani et al. [30] | 2010 | Arthroscopy | Yes | – | – |
JBJS = Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; KSSTA = Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy; AJSM = American Journal of Sports Medicine.