[Aseptic femur head necrosis and therapeutic possibilities by using a bone graft with a vascular pedicle].

Abstract

The review of the occurrence, etiopathology, classification and diagnosis of the aseptic necrosis of the femoral head is followed by the description of the method of transplantation of the vascular pedicled bone graft. During 5 years implantation of 12 vascular pedicled bone grafts in 10 young patients with severe and of major extension necrosis of the femoral head was carried out. The early result was in every case the quick and significant decrease of pains and that the necrosis did not progress. In the early stage the severe consequence of the necrosis the collapse can be prevented with core decompression. In a later stage the vascular pedicled revascularization of the femoral head may retain in young patients, beside adequate hip movements, the gait and the working capacity. This, though it is not a final solution, will give chance by gaining time to perform prosthesis operations later.