Heritable thrombophilia-hypofibrinolysis and osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
We hypothesized that inherited thrombophilia and hypofibrinolysis were risk factors for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. We compared measures of thrombophilia and hypofibrinolysis in referred new adult patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis (n = 71) or secondary osteonecrosis (n = 62) with the same measures in sex- and race-matched healthy control subjects. Heritable thrombophilic Factor VIII and hypofibrinolytic Lp(a) were more frequently high in the 71 patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis than in control subjects. High Factor VIII, Factor V Leiden heterozygosity, and resistance to activated protein C, all heritable thrombophilias, were more frequently present in the 62 patients with secondary osteonecrosis than in control subjects. Our data suggest inherited thrombophilia and hypofibrinolysis are risk factors for both idiopathic and secondary osteonecrosis of the head of the femur.
Glueck
Charles J
CJ
Cholesterol Center, Jewish Hospital, ABC Building, 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. glueckch@healthall.com
Freiberg
Richard A
RA
Wang
Ping
P
D020016:Activated Protein C Resistance / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000328:Adult; D025861:Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005165:Factor V / Q000235:genetics; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); C095381:factor V Leiden; D005165:Factor V; D005169:Factor VIII