Abstract

ALVAREZ LOPEZ, Alejandro  and  GARCIA LORENZO, Yenima. Treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2006, vol.20, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.

An updating bibliographic review of the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis is made aimed at going deeper into the methods used in the treatment of the initial and late stages. In the initial stage, reference is made to the support suspension, to the pharmacological treatment, to the hyperbaric oxygenation, to electrical stimulation, and to the perforations or trepanations of the femoral head. The results obtained by diverse authors in the latter technique are shown. In the treatment of advanced or late stage osteonecrosis, it is recommended the use of osteotomies, Merle D Aubigne's technique; cup hemiarthroplasty, with partial prothesis, or total hip arhroplasty.

Keywords : femoral head osteonecrosis; treatment; initial stage; late stage.

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