title: Management of osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
abstract: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head continues to pose a therapeutic challenge to orthopedic surgeons. This pathologic process results from the death of living components of bone from mechanical and biologic factors. Diagnosis, clinical symptoms, and classification systems are discussed. Several treatment regimens and their controversies are explored in this article.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Plancher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razi
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005270:Femur Head / Q000098:blood supply; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index