The natural history of untreated asymptomatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head: A systematic literature review

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2165-2170

  Mont, Michael A ^a   Zywiel, Michael G ^a   Marker, David R ^a   McGrath, Mike S ^a   Delanois, Ronald E ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956992486     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00575     Document Type: Review

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