OSTEONECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD: A CLINICAL TRIAL

The sheet summarizes the results of a retrospective trial in which 19 patients underwent the FVFG procedure (bi- or unilaterally, for a total of 26 hips). The patients presented with osteonecrosis of the femoral head at stage 2 or 3 of the FICAT scale. The treatment involved the insertion of the fibular vascularized autologous graft and of the mixture composed of autologous bone tissue obtained from the greater trochanter and of the Bioteck bone graft paste. Following the procedure, X-rays of the patients were taken to observe the formation of new bone tissue. The results of this trial showed that the use of the Bioteck bone graft completely filled the cavity resulting from the removal of the necrotic bone tissue.