Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2022 May 12. Epub 2022 May 12.
Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Univ. Littoral Côte D'Opale, ULR 4490 - MABLab- Adiposité Médullaire et Os, F-59000 Lille, France; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lille Catholic Hospitals and Lille Catholic University, Lille, France.
Objective: To determine changes of subchondral bone composition, micro-structure, bone marrow adiposity and micro-vascular perfusion in end-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) compared to osteoarthritis (OA) using a combined in vivo and ex vivo approach.
Design: Male patients up to 70 years old referred for total hip replacement surgery for end-stage ONFH were included (n = 14). Fifteen patients with OA were controls. Read More