Efficacy of Core Decompression of Femoral Head to Treat Avascular Necrosis in Intravenous Drug Users

Core decompression (CD) of the femoral head is one of the effective treatments of avascular necrosis (AVN), especially in the early stages of the disease. To investigate further the value of CD in treating the AVN, this study was performed on patients with symptomatic AVN with different etiologies w...

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Main Authors: Hossein Soleimani, Mohammad Reza Hajiesmaeili, Seyed Mohammad Jalil Abrisham, Hamid Pahlavanhosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4685/4307