Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 192-197 , September 2007

Imaging Features of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

  • Alan Laorr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.
    • Suburban Radiologic Consultants, Minneapolis, MN.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alan Laorr, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

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PII: S1045-4527(07)00044-2

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2007.06.010

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 192-197 , September 2007

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