Core decompression and osteonecrosis intervention rod in osteonecrosis of the femoral head: clinical outcome and finite element analysis
✍ Scribed by Thilo Floerkemeier; André Lutz; Udo Nackenhorst; Fritz Thorey; Hazibullah Waizy; Henning Windhagen; Gabriela von Lewinski
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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The controversy regarding the efficacy of core decompression as a treatment for osteonecrosis of the femoral head began with initial reports by Ficat (I), Ficat and Arlet (2), and Hungerford (3,4). These authors reported several series of patients for whom the coring procedure was the preferred ther
## Abstract Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) usually affects young individuals. In advanced stages of ONFH, total hip replacement is the golden standard. However, survivorship after total hip replacement has been reported to be poorer in patients with ONFH compared to patients with primary