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Avascular Necrosis: Rehabitation of Dead Bone

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Avascular necrosis of bone can be an important complication of many bone diseases [1–6] or it can be idiopathic [7–13]. Despite its possible multifactorial etiopathogenesis, the pattern of development of avascular necrosis is fairly predictable [14–21] and the major problem concerning its outcome is the possibility of dead bone rehabitation [22–27].

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  1. San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy

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  2. San Giacomo Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Nicola Santori

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    Annarita Piccinato

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Della Rocca, C. (2004). Avascular Necrosis: Rehabitation of Dead Bone. In: Santori, F.S., Santori, N., Piccinato, A. (eds) Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: Current Trends. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2119-8_2

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