"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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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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Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head: A Metabolomic, Biophysical, Biochemical, Electron Microscopic and Histopathological Characterization. Sci Rep. 2017 09 06; 7(1):10721.
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Orthobiologic Interventions Using Ultrasound Guidance. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2016 Aug; 27(3):717-31.
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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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Current practices of AAHKS members in the treatment of adult osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Jun; 89(6):1194-204.
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Avascular necrosis of the femoral head in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with interferon-alpha: a synergistic correlation? Cancer. 2000 Oct 01; 89(7):1482-9.
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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.