Favorable Clinical and Radiographic Results of Transtrochanteric Anterior Rotational Osteotomy for Collapsed Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture of the Femoral Head in Young Adults

Background:. Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head (SIF) occurs infrequently in young adults. As the collapsed SIF lesion is usually located at the anterior portion of the femoral head, young adults with SIF are considered to be candidates for transtrochanteric anterior rotational o...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiko Sonoda, MD, Goro Motomura, MD, PhD, Satoshi Ikemura, MD, PhD, Yusuke Kubo, MD, Takuaki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Yasuharu Nakashima, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-03-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.16.00013