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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1970;52:322-329.
© 1970 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Non-Traumatic Necrosis of the Femoral Head

PART II. EXPERIENCES IN TREATMENT

WILLIAM G. BOETTCHER M.D.1, MICHAEL BONFIGLIO M.D.1, and KOERT SMITH M.D.1

1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City

The results of treatment by drilling and bone grafting in fifty-five hips indicate that the procedure can restore viability to the non-traumatic necrotic femoral head in a majority of instances (79 per cent). Mold arthroplasty, when warranted, may also result in a satisfactory hip.


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