Role of coagulopathy in glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head
The two major theories of glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) are apoptosis and ischaemia. The traditional theory implicates ischaemia as the main aetiological factor because the final common pathway of ONFH is interruption of blood supply to the bone. The most commo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517700299 |