Early prediction of femoral head avascular necrosis following neck fracture

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-88

  Ehlinger, M ^a,b   Moser, T ^c   Adam, P ^a   Bierry, G ^d   Gangi, A ^b,d   de Mathelin, M ^b   Bonnomet, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Femoral neck fracture; Hip AVN; Imaging techniques; Traumatology

Indexed keywords

BONE NECROSIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VASCULARIZATION;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 79651470820     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.06.014     Document Type: Review

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