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Epidemiology of nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Japan

Kazuma Ikeuchi, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Taisuke Seki, Yasuhiko Takegami, Takafumi Amano, Naoki Ishiguro

Modern Rheumatology · 2014 · 172 citations · 31 references

Abstract

The age-adjusted annual incidence of nontraumatic ONFH in Aichi Prefecture was estimated at 138.5 patients.Thus the annual incidence rate in Japan (population 128 million) was 1.91/100,000.

References

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The 2001 revised criteria for diagnosis, classification, and staging of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Nobuhiko Sugano, Takashi Atsumi, Kenji Ohzono et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Science · 2002 · 436 citations

Bone Disease, Skeletal Trauma, Osteopathy +9

Autologous bone marrow cell implantation in the treatment of non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Five year follow-up of a prospective controlled study

Valérie Gangji, Viviane De Maertelaer, Jean‐Philippe Hauzeur · Bone · 2011 · 364 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Bone Disease, Skeletal Trauma +11

Natural history of nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the femoral head

Kenji Ohzono, M Saito, Kunio Takaoka et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1991 · 350 citations

Bone Disease, Skeletal Trauma, Bone Necrosis +10

Nationwide Epidemiologic Survey of Idiopathic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

Wakaba Fukushima, Mikihiro Fujioka, Toshikazu Kubo et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 2010 · 343 citations · Full text

Transtrochanteric Anterior Rotational Osteotomy for Idiopathic and Steroid-Induced Necrosis of the Femoral Head

Yôichi Sugioka, Takao Hotokebuchi, HIDEKJI TSUTSUI · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1992 · 310 citations