Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS http://drbrinker.com Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS feed. . Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon http://drbrinker.com/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://drbrinker.com no Copyright 2005, Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@drbrinker.com Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:29:59 GMT Articles http://drbrinker.com/en/art/124/ <br> <h2>The Journal of Arthorplasty Vol. 9 No. 5 1994<br> </h2> <h3> Authors: Mark R. Brinker. MD. Aaron G. Rosenberg. MD. Laura Kull. MS, and Jorge O. Galante, MD</h3> <p>Click here to read the entire <a target="_blank" href="/attachments/articles/124/Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Noncemented Porous-coated Femoral Components in Patients with Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head.pdf">published article by Dr Brinker</a></p> <br> <hr /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Osteonecrosis of the femoral head remains a difficult management problem for the orthopedic surgeon. The fact that this condition is, seen in a heterogeneous group of patients representing a variety of disease entities with a spectrum of severity makes treatment particularly challenging. Because patients are often young and active. the selection of the proper treatment modality is essential for long·term hip function and durability. Treatment options designed to retain the femoral head have included the following: protected weight bearing. '-1 core decompression with or .without bone-graft augmentation, muscle-pedicle-grafts. vascularized bone-grafts and osteochondral-grafts. 1O rotational or angular osteotomies. and pulsed electromagnetic fields. <div align="justify"> </div> <br> <div align="justify"> </div> &nbsp;&nbsp; Following collapse of subchondral bone. there is little chance of salvaging the compromised femoral... <div> </div> <br><br>15-Sep-94 9:00 AM Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Noncemented Porous-coated Femoral Components in Patients with Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head The Journal of Arthorplasty Vol. 9 No. 5 1994 Authors: Mark R. Brinker. MD. Aaron G. Rosenberg. MD. Laura Kull. MS, and Jorge O. Galante, MD Click here to read the entire published article by Dr Brinker Osteonecrosis of the femoral head remains a difficult management problem for the orthopedic surgeon. The fact that this condition is, seen in a heterogeneous group of patients representing a variety of disease entities with a spectrum of severity makes treatment particularly challenging. Because patients are often young and active. the selection of the proper treatment modality is essential for long·term hip function and durability. Treatment options designed to retain the femoral head have included the following: protected weight bearing. '-1 core decompression with or .without bone-graft augmentation, muscle-pedicle-grafts. vascularized bone-grafts and osteochondral-grafts. 1O rotational or angular osteotomies. and pulsed electromagnetic fields. Following collapse of subchondral bone. there is little chance of salvaging the compromised femoral... no http://drbrinker.com/en/art/124/ Mark R. Brinker. MD. Aaron G. Rosenberg. MD. Laura Kull. MS, and Jorge O. Galante, MD - noemail@drbrinker.com Thu, 15 Sep 1994 14:00:00 GMT