ONFH is a complex condition that is not fully understood. It most commonly arises from
trauma or corticosteroid and alcohol use but is also associated with a variety of other risk …

Osteonecrosis, also known as avascular necrosis or AVN, is characterized by a stereotypical
pattern of cell death and a complex repair process of bone resorption and formation. It is not …

Background: An asymptomatic hip with osteonecrosis is typically discovered as the
contralateral hip of a patient with one symptomatic joint. Treatment of the asymptomatic hip …

Fifty-one osteonecrotic hips in 40 patients were randomly divided into 2 treatment groups.
Patients in group A (25 hips) were treated with core decompression, and those in group B …

The management of early-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) remains
challenging. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of core decompression and …

The sickle hemoglobin is an abnormal hemoglobin due to point mutation (GAG→ GTG) in
exon 1 of the β globin gene resulting in the substitution of glutamic acid by valine at position …

Background The efficacy of core decompression plus autologous bone mesenchymal stem
cells (BMSCs) for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) remains …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) predominates in sub‐Saharan Africa, East Mediterranean areas,
Middle East, and India. Nigeria, being the most populous black nation in the world, bears its …

Core decompression procedures have been used in osteonecrosis of the femoral head to
attempt to delay the joint destruction that may necessitate hip arthroplasty. The efficacy of …

The use of bisphosphonates in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head is an
encouraging but relatively new option with most published data being derived from small …