Low expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and high serum level of cyclic guanine monophosphate as the risk factors of femoral head osteonecrosis in alcohol-exposed Wistar rat.

CONCLUSIONS: Based on the result of this study, VEGF and cGMP may be considered as diagnostic biomarkers for alcohol-induced femoral head osteonecrosis. PMID: 31980236 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chinese Journal of Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Chin J Traumatol Source Type: research