Core decompression and arthroscopic bone grafting for avascular necrosis of the knee

Luís Pérez Carro, F.J. Gómez Cimiano, Gonzalo Gómez del Álamo, G. García Suárez

Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery · 1996 · 11 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous avascular necrosis of the knee successfully treated with core decompression and arthroscopic bone grafting with a bone plug of autogenous graft obtained from the iliac crest. A 2-year follow-up shows excellent clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results.

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