Avascular Necrosis of Femur Head

Known as: avascular femoral heads necrosis, AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD, PRIMARY, femoral head avascular necrosis 
Necrotic changes in the bone tissue of the femoral head due to interruption of blood supply.
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2006
Review
2006
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head: vascular hypotheses.
Vascular hypotheses provide compelling pathogenic mechanisms for the etiology of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). A… (More)
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2003
2003
Chronic myeloid leukemia presenting with avascular necrosis of femur head.
We report the case of a 15 years girl in whom avascular necrosis (AVN) of right femur head was the presenting feature of chronic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A quantitative system for staging avascular necrosis.
Much of the current confusion and contradiction on the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head is caused by the lack… (More)
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1995
Review
1995
Non-traumatic avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
 
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Natural history of nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
We studied the natural history of nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) in 115 hips in 87 patients, 69… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Femoral head avascular necrosis: correlation of MR imaging, radiographic staging, radionuclide imaging, and clinical findings.
To better correlate the appearance of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head on magnetic resonance (MR) images with the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Trophoblastic invasion of human decidua from 8 to 18 weeks of pregnancy.
Trophoblastic invasion of the human decidua has been studied in 48 intact uteri with pregnancies ranging from 8 to 18 weeks after… (More)
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Fat-cell changes as a mechanism of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in cortisone-treated rabbits.
Large doses of cortisone were given to growing and adult rabbits over a five-month period to produce avascular necrosis of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
A histological study of avascular necrosis of the femoral head after transcervical fracture.
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The association of transcervical fractures of the femur with avascular necrosis of the capital fragment was recognised many years… (More)
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Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
IDIOPATHIC NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD IN ADULTS.
 
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