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Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Failure of Free Vascularized Fibular Graft
Abstract
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 arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to document the clinical and radiographic results of total hip arthroplasty performed following failure of a free vascularized fibular grafting procedure.
METHODS: Twenty total hip arthroplasties in eighteen patients who …
Authors
Davis ET; McKee MD; Waddell JP; Hupel T; Schemitsch EH
Volume
88
Pagination
pp. 110-115
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
11 2006
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.f.00771
Conference proceedings
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume
Issue
suppl_3
ISSN
0021-9355