How does old person femoral head necrosis treat

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My grandfather is getting older and worse. When I visited him last time, I heard that he was in pain and couldn't move. My mother and uncle took my grandfather to the hospital for examination. The doctor said that my grandfather suffered from avascular necrosis of the femoral head and needed treatment. If he was serious, he might need surgery. How to treat osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the elderly? Let me talk about it.

How does old person femoral head necrosis treat

First, if the degree of necrosis of the femoral head is not very serious, it can be treated conservatively. If the necrosis of the femoral head has already appeared, the faster the treatment, the better. Moreover, we should not only focus on pain relief and anti-inflammatory, but also carry out bone reconstruction of the femoral head itself. Patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment, reduce the pain, must not support.

Second: Patients with early avascular necrosis of the femoral head can retain the femoral head. If the condition of avascular necrosis of the femoral head is serious and has formed a joint surface collapse, the hospital will carry out some effective surgical treatment for the patients. I have heard of joint surface replacement, femoral head replacement and other operations.

Third: Patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head after surgery should avoid weight-bearing, can first rely on walking sticks and other auxiliary tools, can not long-term weight-bearing, long-term standing, in life we should pay more attention to rest, do some simple exercise, improve our immunity.

matters needing attention

1. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is found early and treated early, which is likely to be cured. 2. Do not bear weight after operation, pay more attention to rest.