Research Article

The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model

Volume: 41 Number: 1 April 18, 2007
  • Halil Bekler
  • Ahmet Uygur
  • Alper Gokce
  • Tahsin Beyzadeoglu
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The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the effect of corticosteroid treatment on the femoral head of healthy and serum disease-induced rats.
Methods : Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250-300 g were divided into three groups equal in number. In group A, serum disease was induced by two intraperitoneal injectionsof sterile human serum (10 ml/kg), interspersed with a twoweek interval. The rats were then treated with methylprednisolone (40 mg/kg/day) for three consecutive days two weeks after the last injection. In group B, the animals received only methylprednisolone (40 mg/kg/day) for three days. In group C (controls), the same procedures were applied as those in group A, but with saline solution alone.
All the rats were sacrificed two weeks after the last procedure. The left and right femora were sectioned axially and sagittally, respectively, to be examined under light microscopy with respect to vasculitis, hemorrhage in bone marrow, and changes in cell morphology.
Results : Histological examination showed decreased bone marrow, necrotic areas, diffuse hemorrhage, lacunae, and small areas of osteonecrosis in group A rats. Necrosis in the smooth muscle of the arteriole walls, and degenerative changes in the tunica media were suggestive of vasculitis. In group B, major findings were cellular differentiation of bone marrow, without findings of osteonecrosis in bone trabeculae. In the control group, no pathologic findings were observed other than intramedullary hemorrhage.
Conclusion: Even though it is not the main cause of bone necrosis, steroid administration increases the risk for avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

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Halil Bekler This is me

Ahmet Uygur This is me

Alper Gokce This is me

Tahsin Beyzadeoglu This is me

Publication Date

April 18, 2007

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2007 Volume: 41 Number: 1

APA
Bekler, H., Uygur, A., Gokce, A., & Beyzadeoglu, T. (2007). The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 41(1), 58-63. https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ
AMA
1.Bekler H, Uygur A, Gokce A, Beyzadeoglu T. The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41(1):58-63. https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ
Chicago
Bekler, Halil, Ahmet Uygur, Alper Gokce, and Tahsin Beyzadeoglu. 2007. “The Effect of Steroid Use on the Pathogenesis of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: An Animal Model”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 (1): 58-63. https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ.
EndNote
Bekler H, Uygur A, Gokce A, Beyzadeoglu T (April 1, 2007) The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 1 58–63.
IEEE
[1]H. Bekler, A. Uygur, A. Gokce, and T. Beyzadeoglu, “The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 58–63, Apr. 2007, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ
ISNAD
Bekler, Halil - Uygur, Ahmet - Gokce, Alper - Beyzadeoglu, Tahsin. “The Effect of Steroid Use on the Pathogenesis of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: An Animal Model”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41/1 (April 1, 2007): 58-63. https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ.
JAMA
1.Bekler H, Uygur A, Gokce A, Beyzadeoglu T. The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41:58–63.
MLA
Bekler, Halil, et al. “The Effect of Steroid Use on the Pathogenesis of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: An Animal Model”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, no. 1, Apr. 2007, pp. 58-63, https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ.
Vancouver
1.Halil Bekler, Ahmet Uygur, Alper Gokce, Tahsin Beyzadeoglu. The effect of steroid use on the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: an animal model. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2007 Apr. 1;41(1):58-63. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA96DP68HZ