title: Core decompression and arthroscopic bone grafting for avascular necrosis of the knee.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous avascular necrosis of the knee successfully treated with core decompression and arthroscopic bone grafting with a bone plug of autogenous graft obtained from the iliac crest. A 2-year follow-up shows excellent clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Traumatología, Hospital de Laredo, Cantabria, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perez Carro
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gomez Cimiano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gomez del Alamo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia Suarez
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome