No association between telomere length and osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Abstract Background Telemore length (TL) shortening has been found in many diseases. However, clinical characteristics of TL shortening in osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) has not been investigated. Therefore, we studied whether TL changes have clinicopathological values in ONFH. Methods The...

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Main Authors: Si-Wook Lee, Kyung-Hwan Lim, Kyung-Jae Lee, Yu-Ran Heo, Jae-Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04047-5