Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: an Updated Review of ARCO on Pathogenesis, Staging and Treatment

Author: Jeremy T. HINES ¹ ; Woo-Lam JO ; Quanjun CUI ; Michael A. MONT ; Kyung-Hoi KOO ; Edward Y. CHENG ; Stuart B. GOODMAN ; Yong-Chan HA ; Phillippe HERNIGOU ; Lynne C. JONES ; Shin-Yoon KIM ; Takashi SAKAI ; Nobuhiko SUGANO ; Takuaki YAMAMOTO ; Mel S. LEE ; Dewei ZHAO ; Wolf DRESCHER ; Tae-Young KIM ; Young-Kyun LEE ; Byung-Ho YOON ; Seung-Hoon BAEK ; Wataru ANDO ; Hong-Seok KIM ; Jung-Wee PARK
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1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Publication Type:Review Article
From:Journal of Korean Medical Science 2021;36(24):e177-
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) usually affects adults younger than 50 years and frequently leads to femoral head collapse and subsequent arthritis of the hip.It is becoming more prevalent along with increasing use of corticosteroids for the adjuvant therapy of leukemia and other myelogenous diseases as well as management of organ transplantation. This review updated knowledge on the pathogenesis, classification criteria, staging system, and treatment of ONFH.