Temporal Trends in Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head From 1997 to 2011: A Hospital-Based Sentinel Monitoring System in Japan

BACKGROUND: Nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a rare disorder caused by ischemic necrosis of unknown etiology. A few studies have demonstrated trends in the number of patients with ONFH. However, there are no data on temporal trends in characteristics such as age, gender, and...

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Autores principales: Takahashi, Shinji, Fukushima, Wakaba, Yamamoto, Takuaki, Iwamoto, Yukihide, Kubo, Toshikazu, Sugano, Nobuhiko, Hirota, Yoshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25912097
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20140162

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25912097
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20140162

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