Open AccessEtiologies and outcome of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Etiology and outcome study in a Taiwan population
Author(s) -
ShangWen Tsai,
PoKuei Wu,
ChengFong Chen,
Chao-Ching Chiang,
Ching-Kuei Huang,
Tain-Hsiung Chen,
Chien-Lin Liu,
WeiMing Chen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2015.07.010
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , femoral head , surgery , population , incidence (geometry) , disease , physics , environmental health , optics
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is an important indication for total hip arthroplasty in Taiwan. We demonstrated the etiologies of ONFH and outcomes based on stratification of patients according to different etiologies.
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