The femoral head Edema Zone: A novel classification scheme to better predict osteonecrosis progression

Authors

• Deniz C Ince, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Vivek P Shah, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Kenichi Kikuchi, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Kyle P O'Connor, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Elizabeth L Yanik, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• John C Clohisy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Cecilia Pascual-Garrido, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Journal of Arthroplasty

Publication Date

4-1-2026

Volume

41

Issue

4

First Page

1227

Last Page

1234

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1016/j.arth.2025.08.035

Rights and Permissions

Ince DC, Shah VP, Kikuchi K, O'Connor KP, Yanik EL, Clohisy JC, Pascual-Garrido C. The Femoral Head Edema Zone: A Novel Classification Scheme to Better Predict Osteonecrosis Progression. J Arthroplasty. 2026 Apr;41(4):1227-1234. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.08.035. © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Recommended Citation

Ince, Deniz C; Shah, Vivek P; Kikuchi, Kenichi; O'Connor, Kyle P; Yanik, Elizabeth L; Clohisy, John C; and Pascual-Garrido, Cecilia, "The femoral head Edema Zone: A novel classification scheme to better predict osteonecrosis progression." Journal of Arthroplasty. 41, 4. 1227 - 1234. (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/7288

Department

ICTS (Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences)

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