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Apoptosis of Osteocytes in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Hip<sup>1</sup>
1 Aug 2000
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An increase in osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis has been demonstrated in mice and humans receiving glucocorticoids and may be involved in the pathogenesis of the associated osteonecrosis. To examine the spatial relationship between osteocyte apoptosis and glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis, we determined the prevalence of osteocyte apoptosis in whole femoral heads obtained from patients who underwent...
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