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Abnormalities in the replicative capacity of osteoblastic cells in the proximal femur of patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Feb 2003
Gangji Valérie, Hauzeur Jean-Philippe, Schoutens André, Hinsenkamp Maurice, Appelboom Thierry, Egrise Dominique
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Aseptic nontraumatic osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head is a painful disorder that often leads to femoral head collapse due to subchondral fracture. We postulated that alteration of osteoblast function might play a role in the pathophysiology of ON. We evaluated the ex vivo proliferation rate and differentiation capacity of osteoblasts derived from the intertrochanteric region of the femur and of...
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