Background Osteonecrosis of the femoral head commonly occurs in patients aged under 50
years. Because of a high rate of complications associated with joint replacement surgery in …

Purpose To evaluate femoral head bone viability following free vascularized fibular grafting
(FVFG) for osteonecrosis using SPECT/CT imaging. Methods Ten hips (9 patients) with …

Background: We are not aware of any clinical studies in the literature comparing the results
of vascularized and nonvascularized fibular grafting for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the …

Purpose: vascularized fibular grafting has been used to treat osteonecrosis of the femoral
head in younger patients. Although the results described in the literature are promising, the …

Background: Many treatments for osteonecrosis of the femoral head, including the use of a
free vascularized fibular graft, have been advocated in an attempt to delay the need for hip …

Nonsurgical management of femoral head necrosis has generally failed to halt the
pathologic process in most cases, leading to total joint replacement, an undesirable …

Background The present study aimed to determine the indications for free vascularized
fibular grafting for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Methods Seventy-one …

Background: The present study evaluates the minimum five-year results of vascularized
fibular grafting for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. The purposes of the …

Background: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head, a disease primarily affecting young adults,
is often associated with collapse of the articular surface and subsequent arthrosis. Free …

Objective: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head, a disease primarily affecting young adults, is
often associated with the collapse of the articular surface and subsequent arthrosis. Some …