Articles

The treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head with vascularized fibular grafting: a report of three cases

Volume 39 · Issue 5 · January 2005 Publish Date: April 15, 2021
Full Text PDF
Mahmut Komurcu
Kaan Erler
Serkan Ozdemir
Dogan Bek
Mehmet Altinmakas
Komurcu, M., Erler, K., Ozdemir, S., Bek, D., & Altinmakas, M. (2021). The treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head with vascularized fibular grafting: a report of three cases . Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(5), 449–454. Retrieved from https://www.aott.org.tr/index.php/pub/article/view/1999
Full Text Full Text PDF

Abstract

Abstract

Three male patients aged 21, 21, and 24 years were treated with vascularized fibula grafting for avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The disease was found idiopathic in two cases, while one patient was on steroid therapy. According to the Pennsylvania University Staging System, preoperative radiologic stages were 2a, 2b, and 2c. At the end of a mean follow-up period of 31 months (range 30 to 32 months), there was no progression in two patients, whereas the patient with stage 2c disease was found as stage 3b. The mean Harris hip score increased from preoperative 54 (range 52 to 58) to postoperative 93.3 (range 86 to 100). Vascularized fibula grafting may be an alternative method for early stages of avascular necrosis of the femoral head especially in young patients, because it prevents subchondral collapse, delays total hip arthroplasty, and offers a high success rate.

Özet

Yaşları 21, 21 ve 24 olan üç erkek hastaya femur başı avasküler nekrozu tanısıyla vaskülarize fibula grefti uygulandı. Hastalık iki olguda idyopatik bulunurken, bir olgu steroid kullanmaktaydı. Ameliyat öncesinde Pennsylvania Üniversitesi radyolojik evrelendirme sistemine göre üç hasta sırasıyla evre 2a, 2b ve 2c şeklinde değerlendirildi. Olgular ameliyattan sonra ortalama 31 ay (dağılım 30-32 ay) izlendi. Evre 2a ve 2b olan olgularda ilerleme görülmezken, evre 2c olan hasta 3b olarak değerlendirildi. Harris kalça skoru ameliyat öncesi ortalama 54 (dağılım 52-58) iken son kontrollerde ortalama 93.3 (dağılım 86-100) bulundu. Vaskülarize fibula grefti uygulaması, subkondral çökme gelişmesini engellemesi, kalça protezi uygulamasını geciktirmesi ve yüksek başarı oranı nedeniyle, erken evreli özellikle genç hastalarda tercih edilebilecek bir tedavi yöntemidir.

Similar Articles

Article Info
Published In
Journal Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Volume / Issue Volume 39 · Issue 5 · January 2005
Pages 449-454
History
Published Online April 15, 2021
Copyright
Affiliations
1
Mahmut Komurcu
2
Kaan Erler
3
Serkan Ozdemir
4
Dogan Bek
5
Mehmet Altinmakas
Cite this Article
Komurcu, M., Erler, K., Ozdemir, S., Bek, D., & Altinmakas, M. (2021). The treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head with vascularized fibular grafting: a report of three cases . Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(5), 449–454. Retrieved from https://www.aott.org.tr/index.php/pub/article/view/1999
Outlines