Background: An asymptomatic hip with osteonecrosis is typically discovered as the
contralateral hip of a patient with one symptomatic joint. Treatment of the asymptomatic hip …

Core decompression procedures have been used in osteonecrosis of the femoral head to
attempt to delay the joint destruction that may necessitate hip arthroplasty. The efficacy of …

Osteonecrosis is a phenomenon involving disruption to the vascular supply to the femoral
head, resulting in articular surface collapse and eventual osteoarthritis. Although alcoholism …

There are a variety of conditions that lead to the requirement of total hip arthroplasty (THA),
which is performed to ultimately achieve the reduction of the perceived pain and the …

Osteonecrosis of femoral head is a rare but disabling condition that usually results in
progressive femoral head collapse and secondary arthritis necessitating total hip …

Background: As the most viable method for investigating in vivo anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) rupture, video analysis is critical for understanding ACL injury mechanisms and …

Osteoporosis is common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected persons. The
etiology of osteoporosis in HIV-infected patients is likely multifactorial, involving traditional …

Background: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common disease with high
disability rate. However, a few studies investigate the etiology and clinical characteristics of …

A variety of nonvascularized bone grafting techniques have been proposed with varying
degrees of success as treatment alternatives for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. The …

Abstract Background. Antiretrovirals (ARVs) affect bone density and turnover, but their effect
on risk of fractures and osteonecrosis of the femoral head is less understood. We …