Role of core decompression and bone marrow grafting in treatment of early avascular necrosis of femoral head

Abstract

This study describes the role of core decompression and bone marrow grafting in the treatment of early AVN of femoral head. We performed core decompression using multiple drill holes and then the bone marrow graft is taken from iliac crest and inserted into track created by drilling into the femoral head and neck .We included 50 patients, 62 hips of both sex, in the age group between 18-50 years without any comorbidities and followed these cases for 1 year.