What are the differences in the recovery of physical function and clinical score between patients with steroid-related osteonecrosis of the femoral head and hip osteoarthritis undergoing total hip arthroplasty? A propensity score-matched study.
Ryota HamadaTakumi KawanoMasanobu MuraoManabu NankakuYaichiro OkuzuToshiyuki KawaiYutaka KurodaRyosuke IkeguchiShuichi MatsudaPublished in: International orthopaedics (2024)
Patients with steroid-related ONFH experience positive outcomes in clinical score following THA. Propensity score matching effectively identified muscle weakness on both operative and nonoperative sides, highlighting its utility in comparative analyses.