Open AccessNationwide Epidemiologic Survey of Idiopathic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
Author(s) -
Wakaba Fukushima,
Mikihiro Fujioka,
Toshikazu Kubo,
Akiko Tamakoshi,
Masaki Nagai,
Yoshio Hirota
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-010-1292-x
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral head , disease , confidence interval , medical record , epidemiology , orthopedic surgery , pediatrics , surgery
Although numerous studies describe the clinical characteristics of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) in specific study populations, these have not been confirmed in countrywide studies.