Osteonecrosis of the femoral head: An update in year 2012

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.

Figure 2 Forty-eight year old female with osteonecrotic left femoral head, with evidence of left hip osteoarthritis (A). Patient underwent left uncemented total hip arthroplasty (B).