Open AccessPreviously unexplored etiology for femoral head necrosis: Metagenomics detects no pathogens in necrotic femoral head tissue
Author(s) -
Chao Liu,
Wei Li,
Chao Zhang,
Feng Pang,
Dawei Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2138
Subject(s) - femoral head , metagenomics , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , avascular necrosis , pathology , etiology , biology , bacteria , surgery , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a frequent and refractory disease whose pathogenesis has not yet been elucidated. Infection and other factors that reduce the local blood supply can lead to bone necrosis.