[Corticosteroid-induced non-vascular necrosis of the femoral head].
The paper presents the issue of corticosteroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Five patients (3 males and 2 females) 31 to 42 years of age (mean 34 years) are presented. Vascularized iliac bone graft was used in one case, cementless total hip replacement was done in the other. In remaining cases no surgery has been attempted.
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Kliniki Ortopedii Collegium Medicum UJ w Krakowie.
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones