Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a progressive and debilitating condition with a wide variety of etiologies including trauma, steroid use, and alcohol intake. Diagnosis and staging are based on imaging including MRI at any stage and plain radiography in more advanced lesions. The only definitive treatment is total hip arthroplasty, although numerous treatments including disphosphonates and core decompression are used to delay the progression. Lack of satisfactory conservative measures suggests the need for additional research of osteonecrosis including large patient registries to further understand this condition.

publication date

  • May 1, 2022

Research

keywords

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Femur Head Necrosis

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC9076447

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85129998208

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/978-3-642-35767-1_25

PubMed ID

  • 35511598

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 6

issue

  • 5