Acta Medica Alanya (Dec 2017)

Adjuvant Treatment In Avascular Necrosis Of Femoral Head

  • Anıl Gülcü,
  • Cenk Sezer,
  • Bülent Adil Taşbaş

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.350437
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 3
pp. 162 – 164

Abstract

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Femur head avascular necrosis appears in a way, manifests itself in the form of self-healing or worsening, and finally, due to the long-term permanent damage appeared, it can lead to a point where serious surgical interventions are inevitable. In the current literature, a number of experimental and clinical studies, which were done with various methods such as; plant extracts, sound waves in the hump, bone morphogenetic protein2 (BMP2), iloprost, hyperbaric oxygen and biphosphonates, or cocktail treatment with a mixture of them, are possible to see. In this review article, adjuvant treatment modalities of Avascular Necrosis Of Femoral Head will be reviewed.

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