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Physical therapy as effective as hip core decompression for femoral head osteonecrosis

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November 2014

Physical therapy as effective as hip core decompression for femoral head osteonecrosis

Vol: 3| Issue: 11| Number:55| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Physical Therapy Alone Compared with Core Decompression and Physical Therapy for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis in Sickle Cell Disease

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Dec;88(12):2573-82.

Contributing Authors:
LD Neumayr C Aguilar AN Earles HE Jergesen CM Haberkern BF Kammen PA Nancarrow E Padua M Milet BN Stulberg RA Williams EP Orringer N Graber SM Robertson EP Vichinsky National Osteonecrosis Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia Study Group

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Synopsis

38 patients (38 hips) with femoral head osteonecrosis and sickle cell disease were randomized to undergo physical therapy alone or physical therapy combined with hip core decompression. After a mean follow-up of 3 years, the difference in hip survival rate and Modified Harris Hip Scores between the two intervention groups was not clinically significant. Physical therapy alone appears to as effecti...

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