Conservative Treatment in Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: A Systematic Review.
Evgeniy Nikolaevich GoncharovOleg Aleksandrovich KovalEduard Nikolaevich BezuglovAleksandr Aleksandrovich VetoshkinNikolay Gavriilovich GoncharovManuel De Jesus Encarnación RamírezNicola MontemurroPublished in: Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
This review evaluates the effectiveness of conservative treatments such as pharmacological interventions and physical modalities in managing AVN of the femoral head. Despite promising results in symptom alleviation and disease progression delay, variability in outcomes and methodological limitations in studies necessitate further rigorous, randomized controlled trials for a robust, patient-centric approach to optimize therapeutic outcomes in AVN management.