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Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip dysplasia.

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. The hip joint is where the femoral head (the top of the ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Austin T. Fragomen, MD Knock knee is an improper ...

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If you have tight hips, you'll know. A nagging tension and stiffness causing serious discomfort and limited mobility, and perhaps even accompanied by lower-back pain and hamstring pain, tight and weak ...

Objective: The present study compared the difference in load and pressure distribution behavior of the blade plate and locked plate for varus osteotomy of the proximal femur per the finite element ...

1 Department of Surgery and Specialties, The Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 2 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Cheikh Anta ...

It can usually be fixed, if addressed right away. In Legg-Perthes disease, there is a disruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur, pictured here in an x-ray. —Courtesy Michelle Gerhard ...