CEDIAH: Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia (LUZ), Venezuela
Investigating Article
Necrosis De Cabeza Femoral: Etiología, Clasificación Y Tratamiento: Revisión Bibliográfica
Author(s): Claudia Lidueña*, Alejandro Mendoza, Andrés Malo and Adel Al Awad
Femoral Head Necrosis (FNC) or osteonecrosis is a pathological process that leads to bone cell death, as a result of a temporary reduction or complete loss of blood supply; It is difficult to establish the relationship of a true cause of NCF due to the low prevalence of some etiologies. The objective of this research was to determine the appropriate diagnostic method for SCN by reviewing the literature. For NCF, the first diagnostic classification used was described by Ficat and Arlet; based on radiographic findings in the anteroposterior and axial planes, it consisted of 4 stages (I, II, III, IV), being easy and simple, however, there are controversies because magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).. View More»
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