The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:175-187.
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Treatment of Early Stage Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

David R. Marker, BS1, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD1, Mike S. McGrath, MD1, Ronald E. Delanois, MD1, Slif D. Ulrich, MD1 and Michael A. Mont, MD1

1 Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. E-mail address for M.A. Mont: mmont@lifebridgehealth.org; Rhondamont@aol.com

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Osteonecrosis is a devastating disease that primarily affects weight-bearing joints. The hip is the most commonly affected joint. Although hip osteonecrosis can affect patients of any age group, it typically presents in young patients between the ages of twenty and forty years1. The factors that affect the progression of this disease are still not fully understood, but radiographic lesion size, femoral head collapse (if present), and, occasionally, clinical presentation at the time of diagnosis have been shown to be predictive of the eventual clinical outcome2,3. After collapse, most patients will require a standard total hip arthroplasty4,5. However, because of the young age of many of these patients, a hip replacement cannot be expected to last the patient's lifetime and therefore, when feasible, attempts should be made to save the femoral head prior to collapse with use of less invasive treatment modalities. The efficacy of these procedures has . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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