J Korean Orthop Assoc.
2009 Aug;44(4):495-498.
Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head after Pelvic Fracture: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea. kcpark@hanyang.ac.kr
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- We report on a case of osteonecrosis of the femoral head after a traumatic pelvic injury, and this was not associated with skeletal injuries to his hip joint. An adolescent male developed ostenecrosis of the femoral head following a pelvic fracture, but his hip joint was not injured by the pelvic fracture. To the best of our knowledge, such a finding has not been previously reported. The risk factors fot osteonecrosis are also reviewed.
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