Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 2-4 , March 2010

Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: Femoral Head Sparing Treatments

  • Aaron J. Johnson, MD
    • ,
  • Harpal S. Khanuja, MD
    • ,
  • Michael A. Mont, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Michael A. Mont, MD, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215

References 

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  2. Lieberman JR, Berry DJ, Mont MA, et al. Osteonecrosis of the hip: Management in the twenty-first century. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84:834–853
  3. McGrory BJ, York SC, Iorio R, et al. Current practices of AAHKS members in the treatment of adult osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1194–1204
  4. Marker DR, Seyler TM, McGrath MS, et al. Treatment of early stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90(Suppl 4):175–187
  5. Gangji V, Hauzeur J-P. Treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with implantation of autologous bone marrow cells. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:106–112
  6. Aldridge JM, Berend KR, Gunneson EE, et al. Surgical technique: Free vascularized fibular grafting for the treatment of postcollapse osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:87–101
  7. Mont MA, Seyler TM, Marker DR, et al. Use of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:90–97

 MAM is a consultant for Stryker Orthopedics and Wright Medical Technologies, and receives royalties from Stryker Orthopedics. The remaining authors have no disclosures to make. No external funding was received specifically in support of this work.

PII: S1045-4527(09)00104-7

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2009.12.018

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 2-4 , March 2010

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