Bilateral stage III osteonecrosis of the femoral head treated with core decompression case report and review of the literature

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Malcorps, J ^a   Eekhaut, M ^b   Dierckxsens, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b A Z Sint Jozef ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Core decompression; Ficat classification; Osteonecrosis of femoral head

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CROHN DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030465028     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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