Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Caused by Bone Marrow Blockage: A Case Report
Interruption of the blood flow may occur in intraosseous arteries within the femoral head. We report a 72-year-old woman who developed osteonecrosis of the femoral head 11 months after surgery involving massive cementing of a segmental distal femoral rotating hinge prosthesis to treat nonunion of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2006-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900601400319 |