"Femur Head Necrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Aseptic or avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The major types are idiopathic (primary), as a complication of fractures or dislocations, and LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D005271
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.852.175 C23.550.717.732.368
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| Concept/Terms |
Femur Head Necrosis- Femur Head Necrosis
- Femur Head Necroses
- Head Necrosis, Femur
- Necrosis, Femur Head
Necrosis, Avascular, of Femur Head- Necrosis, Avascular, of Femur Head
- Ischemic Necrosis Of Femoral Head
- Femoral Head, Avascular Necrosis Of
- Avascular Necrosis Of Femoral Head, Primary
- Avascular Necrosis of Femur Head
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femur Head Necrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Large Osteochondral Lesions of the Femoral Head in Young Patients. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Oct 01; 45(9):e826-e831.
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Severity of hip dysplasia as the major factor affecting outcome of closed reduction in children with hip dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2024 Jul 01; 33(4):322-327.
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Spontaneous healing of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2019 06; 94(6):E160-E162.
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Tracking Cell Transplants in Femoral Osteonecrosis with Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Proof-of-Concept Study in Patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 12 15; 24(24):6223-6229.
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The use of core track endoscopy to document accurate decompression of the femoral head. Hip Int. 2014 May-Jun; 24(3):284-9.
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Primary total hip arthroplasty with an uncemented femoral component: two- to seven-year results. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Oct; 22(7 Suppl 3):43-6.
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Unexpected high incidence of severe toxicities associated with alpha interferon, low-dose cytosine arabinoside and all-trans retinoic acid in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma. 1999 Nov; 35(5-6):483-9.
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Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head associated with pregnancy; a case report. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1990 Jul-Aug; 36(1-2):167-73.
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Correlation of MRI images with histology in avascular necrosis in the hip. A preliminary study. J Arthroplasty. 1989; 4(1):7-14.
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal and ischemic femoral head. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1984 Dec; 143(6):1273-80.