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Figure 1 Forty-one year old male with pre-collapse osteonecrosis of left femoral head as evidenced by (A) plain radiograph and (B) magnetic resonance imaging of pelvis.
Patient underwent core decompression: (C) Kirschner wire to localize to affected subchondral bone; D: Drilling of lesion; E: Aspiration of bone marrow from cancellous bone in greater trochanter; F: Insertion of bone graft mixed with bone marrow aspirate.
- Citation: Kaushik AP, Das A, Cui Q. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head: An update in year 2012. World J Orthop 2012; 3(5): 49-57
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v3/i5/49.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v3.i5.49