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Arthroscopically assisted retrograde drilling of the humeral head with a guiding device

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This manuscript describes the successful treatment of a steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the humeral head using arthroscopically assisted retrograde drilling of a stage II lesion using a guiding device. At the final follow-up 19 month post-operatively, the patient presented pain-free without functional limitations although the osteonecrosis had not been fully healed.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, 40255, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Jörn Kircher, Thilo Patzer, Christoph Ziskoven, Bernd Bittersohl & Rüdiger Krauspe

  2. Department of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Klinik Fleetinsel Hamburg, Admiralitästrasse 2-4, 20459, Hamburg, Germany

    Jörn Kircher & Achim Hedtmann

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Kircher, J., Patzer, T., Ziskoven, C. et al. Arthroscopically assisted retrograde drilling of the humeral head with a guiding device. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 23, 1442–1446 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-013-2783-6

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