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Selective Femoral Resurfacing for Bilateral Knee Osteonecrosis: A Bone-Preserving Alternative to Total Knee
Luca Cevolani1, Laura Campanacci1, Eric Lodewijk Staals1
1Unit of 3rd Orthopedic and Traumatologic Clinic Prevalently Oncologic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy, ior.it.
Introduction:
Symptomatic avascular necrosis of the knee in young patients represents a therapeutic challenge. We present two cases of patients with bilateral massive osteonecrosis and advanced femoral chondropathy treated with bilateral femoral resurfacing.
Conclusion:
Prosthetic resurfacing of the distal femur in symptomatic osteonecrosis may represent a bone-sparing technique for young patients, specifically targeting the pathological compartments. It allows for a rapid return to normal activity, reduces pain, and may delay the need for total knee replacement.
