What are the outcomes of core decompression in patients with avascular necrosis? Protocol for a systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Core decompression is a hip preserving surgical procedure that is used to treat avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head. The eventual clinical and radiological outcome following this procedure is varied in literature. Also, the time to a total hip replacement (THR) from the index pr...

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Main Authors: Octavian Andronic, Haitham Shoman, Ori Weiss, Vikas Khanduja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-01-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/9-71/v1