Evaluation of a pig femoral head osteonecrosis model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A major cause of osteonecrosis of the femoral head is interruption of a blood supply to the proximal femur. In order to evaluate blood circulation and pathogenetic alterations, a pig femoral head osteonecrosis model was examined to a...

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Main Authors: Kim Harry, Liang Yun, Zhang Ping, Yokota Hiroki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/5/1/15