Science Saturday: Identifying best candidates with avascular necrosis for regenerative alternative to hip replacement

A regenerative alternative to total hip replacement delayed the need for artificial implants by at least seven years for 35% of patients who had surgery to treat avascular necrosis. That condition occurs when blood flow to the hip joint known as the femoral head is constricted, causing bone cells to die. This Mayo Clinic research, which is published in Bone& Joint Open, also discovered that the size of the necrotic lesion and continued corticosteroid therapy affect the long-term…
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - Category: Research Source Type: news