CLINICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND MORPHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF LATE RESULTS FOR REVASCULARIZATION OF THE FEMORAL HEAD AND NECK IN DEGENERATIVE AND DYSTROPHIC DISEASES OF THE HIP JOINT IN ADULTS

At assessment of 41 patients at late (7 to 26 years) terms after revascularization of the femoral head and neck, it was determined that 9 patients who underwent the surgery at the early, pre-radiological, stage of a vascular femoral head necrosis (AFHN) are healthy. In 18 patients who underwent the surgery at late terms of degenerative and dystrophic diseases of the hip joint (DDDHJ), worsening of the radiological picture was not associated with clinical progression of the disease. Histological investigation of the femoral heads showed that the vascular complex implanted into the head and neck of the femur functions for up to 22 years, and the lumen of the artery is patent, blood supply improves. The above mentioned, obviously, implies some favorable influence of this surgical intervention on the course of the pathological process.

degenerative and dystrophic diseases of the hip joint, revascularization, radiography