Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: an Updated Review of ARCO on Pathogenesis, Staging and Treatment
Jeremy T. Hines, Woo-Lam Jo, Quanjun Cui, Michael A. Mont, Kyung‐Hoi Koo, Edward Y. Cheng, Stuart B. Goodman, Yong‐Chan Ha, Phillippe Hernigou, Lynne C. Jones, Shin‐Yoon Kim, Takashi Sakai, Nobuhiko Sugano, Takuaki Yamamoto, Mel S. Lee, Dewei Zhao, Wolf Drescher, Tae-Young Kim, Young‐Kyun Lee, Byung‐Ho Yoon, Seung‐Hoon Baek, Wataru Ando, Hong Seok Kim, Jung-Wee Park
Abstract
Non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) usually affects adults younger than 50 years and frequently leads to femoral head collapse and subsequent arthritis of the hip. It is becoming more prevalent along with increasing use of corticosteroids for the adjuvant therapy of leukemia and other myelogenous diseases as well as management of organ transplantation. This review updated knowledge on the pathogenesis, classification criteria, staging system, and treatment of ONFH.