Osteonecrosi avascolare della testa del femore trattata con tecnica mini-invasiva: case report

• DOI: 10.1007/s10261-013-0054-1
• Publication Date: 2014-01-09T02:43:04Z
• Authors: S. Mazzola; M. Colombo; E. Mazza; E. Malagoli; G. M. Calori
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVN) is a common cause of hip disability that, if left untreated, may cause collapse of femoral head and secondary hip osteoarthritis in up to 80% of patients. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head typically affects patients in their third-to-fifth decades of life and often, in 50% of these patients, the disease will develop on both sides.