Items Tagged ‘#total hip replacement’
December 23, 2021
Identifying best candidates with avascular necrosis for regenerative alternative to hip replacement
A regenerative alternative to total hip replacement delayed the need for artificial implants by at least seven years for 35% of patients who had surgery to treat avascular necrosis. That condition occurs when blood flow to the hip joint known as the femoral head is constricted, causing bone cells to die. This Mayo Clinic research, […]
Tags: #Avascular hip necrosis, #Dr. Rafael Sierra, #hip decompression surgery, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #osteonecrosis, #total hip replacement