Abstract:Objectives: To explore the correlation and significance of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and bone metabolism markers in patients with non-traumatic avascular necrosis of femoral head (N-ANFH).
Methods: A prospective study was conducted on the patients with control and N-ANFH cohorts admitted from the orthopedic department of The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from July 2020 to February 2023. The control (n=25) and N-ANFH cohorts (n=30) were randomly selected using block … Show more
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