Abstract:The objective was to analyze experimental animal models of osteonecrosis (ON) using the femoral head, show advantages and disadvantages, capacity to translate the findings for adult and pediatric orthopaedics, potential model modifications for orthopaedic and rheumatology research. Material and methods The original literature search was conducted on key resources including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, E-library, and the Springer databank. Literature searches included Russian, English, and Italian … Show more
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