Enoxaparin Prevents Steroid-Related Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head

Nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head is still a challenging problem in orthopedic surgery. It is responsible for 10% of the 500,000 hip replacement surgeries in the USA and affects relatively young, active patients in particular. Main reasons for nontraumatic osteonecrosis are glucocortico...

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Main Authors: Beckmann, Rainer, Shaheen, Hayfaa, Kweider, Nisreen, Ghassemi, Alireza, Fragoulis, Athanassios, Hermanns-Sachweh, Benita, Pufe, Thomas, Kadyrov, Mamed, Drescher, Wolf
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106066/