Short Term Clinical Outcome of a Porous Tantalum Implant for the Treatment of Advanced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
Purpose of the study: Osteonecrosis of the hip mostly affects young individuals and often progresses to a debilitating disease. Several treatment modalities exist, but none are completely satisfactory. This study evaluates the clinical outcome of patients treated with core decompression and insertio...
Main Authors: | Melissa Nadeau, Chantal Séguin, John S Theodoropoulos, Edward J Harvey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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McGill University
2020-12-01
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Series: | McGill Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/462 |
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