Progress of joint-preserving procedures for treatment of avascular necrosis of femoral head
Li, H.; Zhang, C.
Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 20(6): 655-658
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1002-1892 PMID: 16827394 Document Number: 595531
To review the researches on the joint-preserving procedures for the treatment of the avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head. The latest original literatures about the joint-preserving procedures for the treatment of AVN of the femoral head were extensively reviewed. There were many surgical joint-preserving procedures to treat AVN of the femoral head, such as core decompression, bone grafting, and osteotomy. Most researchers achieved excellent clinical results by using the joint-preserving procedures to treat the early stages of AVN of the femoral head. Treating AVN of the femoral head by the joint-preserving procedures, especially the free vascularized fibula grafting, can achieve an excellent long-term clinical outcome.