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Objective To study the intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1)and fat metabolism in the contribution of the incidence of steroid avascular necrosis of femoral head(ANFH).Methods 32 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into two groups:animals in experiment group(n=24)were given an injection of hydrocortisone acetate(8.0mg/kg)two times per week,and animals in control group(n=8)were given an injection with the same volume of normal saline.Serum total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG)and ICAM-1 were quantitated before and 2,4,6,8 weeks after the treatment.2,4,6 and 8 weeks after treatment,6 animals of the experiment group and 2 of the control group were randomly chosen and sacrificed.ICAM-1 expression in soft tissue around hip was determined immunohistochemically,and pathohistological changes in femoral head were observed by light microscopy.Results Serum TC and TG levels of the animals in experimental group were significantly higher than those before treatment and those in control group in the 6th week after treatment(P