HIP Osteonecrosis Secondary to the Administration of Corticosteroids for Feigned Bronchial Asthma

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Free vascularized fibular grafting for treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head secondary to hip dislocation

✍ Grant E. Garrigues; J. Mack Aldridge III; Jennifer K. Friend; James R. Urbaniak 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 151 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Traumatic dislocation of the hip results in osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) or avascular necrosis (AVN) in ∼40% of patients. This high‐energy event causes an ischemic insult to the femoral head that may lead to ONFH. Here, we investigate use of Free‐Vascularized Fibular Graftin