Bone microstructure and regional distribution of osteoblast and osteoclast activity in the osteonecrotic femoral head.

OBJECTIVE: To detect and compare the bone microstructure and osteoblast and osteoclast activity in different regions of human osteonecrotic femoral heads. METHODS: Osteonecrotic femoral heads were obtained from 10 patients (6 males, 4 females; Ficat IV) undergoing total hip arthroplasty between 2011...

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Main Authors: Cheng Wang, Xin Wang, Xiao-long Xu, Xue-ling Yuan, Wen-long Gou, Ai-yuan Wang, Quan-yi Guo, Jiang Peng, Shi-bi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4011745?pdf=render