title: Failure of tibial bone grafting for femoral head necrosis.
abstract: We treated 20 hips with femoral head necrosis in 16 patients using the Phemister tibial bone grafting procedure. After a mean follow-up of 3 years, the Harris hip score had improved in 15 out of 18 hips, however without radiographic improvement. In 2 hips, an arthrodesis and an arthroplasty were performed. We concluded that the aim of our treatment was not achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bakx
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: van Biezen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Linge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001178:Arthroplasty; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013977:Tibia / Q000637:transplantation; D013997:Time Factors