Core decompression versus other joint preserving treatments for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a meta-analysis

• Published in: British medical bulletin Vol. 118; no. 1; pp. 33 - 49
• Main Authors: Sadile, Francesco, Bernasconi, Alessio, Russo, Sergio, Maffulli, Nicola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; Decompression, Surgical; Female; Femur Head Necrosis - physiopathology; Femur Head Necrosis - surgery; Humans; Invited Review; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Treatment Outcome; joint preserving treatments; femoral head; osteonecrosis; core decompression; hip osteoarthritis

Osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) leads to hip osteoarthritis (HOA); among joint preserving treatments (JPT), the role of core decompression (CD) is still debated. We assessed the efficacy of CD compared with all other JPT in delaying the natural osteonecrosis evolution to HOA. Following the PRIS...