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The natural history of symptomatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a relentless progression to collapse and eventually incongruity of the joint. Several forms of intervention have been advocated for the treatment of the early stages of avascular necrosis of the femoral head [1–6].
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Civinini, R., Scarchini, M., Villano, M., Gusso, M.I. (2004). The Rationale of a Porous Tantalum Implant in the Treatment of Early Stages of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head. 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_7
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