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Key Points A thorough history and physical must be performed when evaluating a patient with a symptomatic total hip arthroplasty (THA) to establish an accurate diagnosis. The clinician needs to differentiate between intraarticular and extraarticular causes of pain. Ruling out…
Key Points Early diagnosis is critical to maximize success with femoral head–sparing surgical procedures for osteonecrosis. One should select the least invasive procedure possible for a given stage of osteonecrosis. Use of core decompression or percutaneous drilling procedures is appropriate…