Open AccessAssociation of Thrombophilic Factors in Pathogenesis of Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head in Indian Population
Author(s) -
Tushar Rathod,
Mukund B Tayade,
Shrimati Shetty,
Pratap Jadhav,
Ashwin Sathe,
Shubhranshu S. Mohanty
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00181-9
Subject(s) - medicine , protein s , odds ratio , protein c deficiency , thrombophilia , avascular necrosis , protein c , population , antithrombin , factor v leiden , gastroenterology , protein s deficiency , femoral head , immunology , surgery , thrombosis , venous thrombosis , environmental health , heparin
Role of heritable blood clotting disorders, both thrombophilias and hypofibrinolysis in causing avascular necrosis (AVN) of femoral head have been studied in regions like Europe and U.S.A. This study was done to investigate the role of heritable thrombophilias in ethnic Indian population.