Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
About 250000 patients are operated on annually for hip arthroplasty in the USA alone. Of this number, about 10% the cause of their osteoarthritis is the avascular necrosis of the femoral head. But the causes of necrosis are multiple and many of them are still unknown. That is why small advances in e...
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| author | Roberto Seijas Andrea Sallent Eila Rivera Oscar Ares |
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| description | About 250000 patients are operated on annually for hip arthroplasty in the USA alone. Of this number, about 10% the cause of their osteoarthritis is the avascular necrosis of the femoral head. But the causes of necrosis are multiple and many of them are still unknown. That is why small advances in etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of different causes are very important in order to reduce the number of affected patients. It may seem that small changes, studies focused on the details of different diseases do not bring great changes to science, but it is these small changes that end up adding great evolutions in our knowledge. In addition, the changes of recent years, are not focused on our specialty in technical or anatomical evolutions exclusively, but are often based on biological bases, which is the branch that evolves more within trauma and orthopedics. That is why open and constant minds are what help us move forward. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-473bbd94d690487290c9fbaed0dbf3a02023-09-15T10:12:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Investigative Surgery0894-19391521-05532019-04-0132321821910.1080/08941939.2017.13982821398282Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral HeadRoberto Seijas0Andrea Sallent1Eila Rivera2Oscar Ares3Hospital Quirón BarcelonaHospital Vall d'HebronHospital Quirón BarcelonaUniversitat Internacional CatalunyaAbout 250000 patients are operated on annually for hip arthroplasty in the USA alone. Of this number, about 10% the cause of their osteoarthritis is the avascular necrosis of the femoral head. But the causes of necrosis are multiple and many of them are still unknown. That is why small advances in etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of different causes are very important in order to reduce the number of affected patients. It may seem that small changes, studies focused on the details of different diseases do not bring great changes to science, but it is these small changes that end up adding great evolutions in our knowledge. In addition, the changes of recent years, are not focused on our specialty in technical or anatomical evolutions exclusively, but are often based on biological bases, which is the branch that evolves more within trauma and orthopedics. That is why open and constant minds are what help us move forward.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1398282avascular necrosisfemoral headhip |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Seijas Andrea Sallent Eila Rivera Oscar Ares Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head Journal of Investigative Surgery avascular necrosis femoral head hip |
| title | Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head |
| title_full | Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head |
| title_fullStr | Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head |
| title_full_unstemmed | Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head |
| title_short | Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head |
| title_sort | avascular necrosis of the femoral head |
| topic | avascular necrosis femoral head hip |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1398282 |
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