## Abstract Osteonecrosis frequently occurs in patients being treated with steroids for conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus and other collagen diseases and in renal transplant recipients. It remains an unsolved problem and can cause more disability than the underlying disease, particula
Treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in lymphoma patients by free vascularised fibular grafting
โ Scribed by Si Yin; Changqing Zhang; Dongxu Jin; Shengbao Chen; Yuan Sun; Jiageng Sheng
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 274 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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