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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.
National Institutes of Health

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ARTHROGRYPOSIS, PERTHES DISEASE, AND UPWARD GAZE PALSYAseptic Necrosis of Femur HeadAutosomal dominant inheritanceCOL2A1 wt Allele

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Aseptic Necrosis of BoneFemur Head NecrosisMusculoskeletal Diseases

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Complications Associated with Hip Arthroscopy
According to the Arthroscopy Association of North American’s Committee on Complications, on reviewing almost 400,000 arthroscopic… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Long-term results of uncemented alumina acetabular implants.
We report the clinical and tribological performance of 67 ceramic acetabular prostheses implanted between 1976 and 1979 without… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Magnetic resonance imaging of the femoral head after acute intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck.
In fifteen patients who had a subcapital fracture of the femoral neck (twelve displaced fractures and three non-displaced… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Intramedullary haemorrhage as a possible cause of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The histology of 16 femoral heads at the silent stage.
We have studied core biopsy specimens from 16 femoral heads affected by idiopathic avascular necrosis at the silent stage, when… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
In Legg-Calve-Perthes’ disease, the femoral head always becomes revascularized. The problem consists in preserving its shape and… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Southwick osteotomy for severe chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis: results and complications.
During an eight-year period, twenty-four Southwick osteotomies were performed in twenty-one patients with severe chronic slipped… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The results of early treatment of typical congenital dislocation of the hip in Malmö.
The late results of early treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip in the von Rosen splint have been recorded in a follow… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The radiographic density of avascular bone.
1. Experimental avascular necrosis of the femoral head was produced in rabbits and the histological and radiographic changes were… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
A study of the gross anatomy of the arteries supplying the proximal portion of the femur and the acetabulum.
The blood supply to the acetabulum, to the trochanters, and to the neck of the femur is abundant and is derived from several… 
Review
1948
Review
1948
TRAUMATIC DISLOCATION OF THE HIP JOINT
1. One hundred patients with dislocation of the hip joint have been reviewed, many having been re-examined at intervals ranging… 
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