Avascular necrosis associated with fracture of the femoral neck after hip resurfacing: Histological assessment of femoral bone from retrieval specimens

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-793

  Steffen, R T ^a,b   Athanasou, N A ^a   Gill, H S ^a,b   Murray, D W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOCYTES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953145208     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B6.23377     Document Type: Article

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