Long-term clinical results after iloprost treatment for bone marrow edema and avascular necrosis

Long-term clinical results after iloprost treatment for bone marrow edema and avascular necrosis

The treatments of avascular osteonecrosis (AVN) include both conservative and surgical methods which are dependent on the stage and progression of the disease. The vasoactive- prostaglandin-analogue iloprost (PGI2) has been utilized in several areas of medicine and recently has been used for the tre...

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Main Authors: Tim Claßen, Antonia Becker, Stefan Landgraeber, Marcel Haversath, Xinning Li, Christoph Zilkens, Rüdiger Krauspe, Marcus Jäger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Subjects:
Avascular osteonecrosis
iloprost
bone marrow edema
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/6150

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