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Current theries of the pathogenesis of osteonecrosis have led surgeons to try to diagnose anf treat osteonecrosis very early in its course; before radiograpic changes become evident and sometimes even before pain develops (Ficatm,1980; Stulberg,1989,1990,1991).
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Bauer, T.W., Stulberg, B.N. (1993). The Histology of Osteonecrosis and its Distinction from Histologic Artifacts. In: Schoutens, A., Arlet, J., Gardeniers, J.W.M., Hughes, S.P.F. (eds) Bone Circulation and Vascularization in Normal and Pathological Conditions. NATO ASI Series, vol 247. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2838-8_31
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