Abstract:Introduction: The osteonecrosis of femoral head is a progressive and devastating condition for the
prognosis of the coxofemoral joint, with an increase in its prevalence and an etiology of multifactorial
nature, and with compromise specially in young or middle age (20 to 40 years of age) patients [1-3]. The
fractures associated to femoral head osteonecrosis are very rare, being the subchondral portion the site with
a higher compromise, and the junction between the necrotic bone and the bone under remodeling pr… Show more
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