Raman spectroscopy reveals differences in molecular structure between human femoral heads affected by steroid-associated and alcohol-associated osteonecrosis

ConclusionsWe systematically found a decrease in Raman intensity for sphingomyelin and phenylalanine fingerprint bands in the necrotic zones, and these differences may be related to the etiology of osteonecrosis.
Source: International Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research