The Role of Conservative Management in the Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: A Review of Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/background

Multiple medical and surgical treatments have been described in the early stages of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head which delay the disease progression. Similarly, multiple studies, trials, reviews, and systematic reviews exist for the various treatments described and their outcomes but with no consensus over which is superior. So in this study, we reviewed the systematic reviews of all the conservative therapies for AVN of the femoral head systematically to identify a single or a combination of non-surgical treatment choices in the initial stages of the disease.

Methodology

A thorough literature search has been carried out in January 2022 through the use of Pubmed, EMBASE, and Cochrane electronic databases using PRISMA guidelines. The Me

SUBMITTER: Sai Krishna MLV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9897604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature