[Metabolic disorders in femur head necroses in adulthood]

The discussion paper contains the results of a study about 70 patients with necrosis of femoral head. In 28 patients we found anamnestic hints to large-dose steroid therapy, chronic alcoholism or radiation. As a result of the biochemical blood examination in 29 patients hyperlipoproteinemia and in 25 patients dyslipidemia were determined, accompanied by a carbohydrate metabolic disturbance (15 cases) and a purine metabolic disturbance (13 cases).