Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	19924
Country	Greece

Received	2015-05-26 09:39
Peer-Review Started	2015-05-27 09:32
To Make the First Decision	2015-06-18 15:14
Return for Revision	2015-06-25 14:59
Revised	2015-07-15 19:01
Second Decision	2015-08-27 12:04
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-08-29 10:16
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-08 15:04
Articles in Press	2015-09-08 15:04
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-09-15 04:23
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-10-21 07:21
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-11-12 08:20

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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Modified porous tantalum rod technique for the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Emilios E Pakos, Panayiotis Megas, Nikolaos K Paschos, Spyridon A Syggelos, Antonios Kouzelis, Georgios Georgiadis and Theodoros A Xenakis
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Emilios E Pakos, MD, PhD, Lecturer, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics and Biome¬chanics, University of Ioannina, Medical School, P.O. Box 1186, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. epakos@yahoo.gr
Key Words	Avascular necrosis; Femoral head; Tantalum rod; Survival; Bone grafting
Core Tip	In the present study, we present the results of a modified porous tantalum technique for the treatment of femoral head avascular necrosis. The porous tantalum rod was combined with endoscopy, curettage, autologous bone grafting and use of bone marrow aspirates from iliac crest aspiration in 58 hips. The 5-year survival based on conversion to total hip arthroplasty was 93.1% and the respective rate based on disease progression was 87.9%. Stage Ⅱ disease was associated with statistically significantly better survival rates compared to stage Ⅲ disease, while no other factor was found to be associated with outcomes.
Publish Date	2015-11-12 08:20
Citation	Pakos EE, Megas P, Paschos NK, Syggelos SA, Kouzelis A, Georgiadis G, Xenakis TA. Modified porous tantalum rod technique for the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis. World J Orthop 2015; 6(10): 829-837
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i10/829.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i10.829

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