Viability of femoral heads treated with resurfacing arthroplasty.
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Abstract
There is a general conception that resurfacing arthroplasty causes femoral head osteonecrosis and subsequent failure of the implant. This study histologically analyzed 25 resurfaced femoral heads up to 12 years postoperatively and found that osteonecrosis was not induced by the procedure.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Femur Head
- Femur Head Necrosis
- Hip Prosthesis
Anatomy
- femur
- hip