Clinical Application Status of TCM for Prevention and Treatment of Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head

VernacularTitle:中医药防治股骨头坏死临床应用现状
Author: Sheng-Hua LI ¹ ; Chang DENG ; Ming-Wang ZHOU ; Zhi-Bin FU
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1. 甘肃省中医院
Keywords: TCM; osteonecrosis of the femoral head; review
From: Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;25(6):137-140
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common refractory disease in orthopedics, and the rate of disability is very high, and its pathogenesis is unknown. TCM has unique advantages in the prevention and treatment of ONFH, and it has gradually received attention. This article reviewed the clinical application status of TCM for prevention and treatment of ONFH in recent years from ONFH's TCM name, etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation, and clinical treatment, with a purpose to provide a reference for the clinical treatment of ONFH.