Stripped Cartilage of Femoral Head in Elderly Patients

In middle-aged patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ION), stripped cartilage of the femoral head is typically found in the final stage. The present study was conducted to investigate whether or not stripped cartilage of the femoral head is found in elderly patients with ION. T...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 670 - 673
Main Authors Tadakuma, Gen, Suzuki, Ritsu, Gotoh, Masafumi, Yamanaka, Kensuke, Hidaka, Daijiro, Higuchi, Fujio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 2001
Subjects
histological examination
idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head
stripped cartilage
the elderly
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.50.670

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Summary:In middle-aged patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ION), stripped cartilage of the femoral head is typically found in the final stage. The present study was conducted to investigate whether or not stripped cartilage of the femoral head is found in elderly patients with ION. Ten femoral heads with stripped cartilage, obtained during total hip arthroplasty, were investigated by roentgenographic, histologic, or both examinations. All patients were women, with an average age of 73 years ranging from 60 to 87. Besides patients with ION, stripped cartilage of the femoral head was also observed in patients with primary osteoarthrosis and rapidly destructive coxopathy.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.50.670