title: The controversy of core decompression of the femoral head for osteonecrosis.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California 92037.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Colwell
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography