Multiple drilling combined with simvastatin versus multiple drilling alone for the treatment of avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head: 3-year follow-up study

BACKGROUND: Multiple small drilling for core decompression is widely used to preserve the femoral head in patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). Nevertheless, the clinical outcome remains controversial. Simvastatin has been demonstrated to promote bone formation and reduce bone...

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Autores principales: Yin, Han, Yuan, Zhenfeng, Wang, Dawei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4986261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27528281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1199-0

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