Curettage and Fresh Autogenous Bone Graft in Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head / 대한정형외과학회잡지

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of curettage and autogenous bone graft procedure in treating early stage (I, lla) osteonecrosis of the femoral head. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The series included 25 cases in 22 patients, having at least 1-year follow up and 8 years at the most. The operative technique was a modified method based on Steinberg's procedure. RESULTS: In the postop clinical evaluations, 66.7% of stage I, and 61.5% of stage II a were graded as "good" In the radiological evaluation, 66.7% of stage I, and 53.8% of staged II a were grad ed as "good". The number of patients needed for total hip replacement were 4 cases (16%). CONCLUSIONS: Curettage and autogenous bone graft procedure is effective in treating the femoral head.