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Short stem total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head in patients 60 years or younger: a 3- to 10-year follow-up study

BACKGROUND: In young patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), short-stem total hip arthroplasty (THA) could allow a potential advantage in preserving metaphyseal bone-stock, when revision surgery might become necessary. However, only a few studies have evaluated the outcome of short-s...

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Autores principales: Capone, Antonio, Bienati, Fabrizio, Torchia, Stefania, Podda, Daniele, Marongiu, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5513025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28716026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1662-6