Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Diagnostic Accuracy.

ABSTRACT: Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (ONFH) is a disabling disease affecting up to 30,000 people yearly in the United States alone. Diagnosis and staging of this pathology are both technically and logistically challenging, usually relying on imaging studies. Even anatomopathological studies, considered the gold standard for identifying ONFH, are not exempt from problems. In addition, the diagnosis is often made by different healthcare specialists, including orthopedic surgeons and radiologists, using different imaging modes, macroscopic features, and stages. Therefore, it is not infrequent to find disagreements between different specialists. The aim of this paper is to clarify the association and accuracy of ONFH diagnosis between healthcare professionals. To this end, femoral head specimens

SUBMITTER: Cardin-Pereda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9324583 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature