The treatments for necrosis of the femoral head of the hip include non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment. 1. Non-surgical treatment (1) Avoid weight-bearing: it is applicable to patients with stage Ⅰ, Ⅱ necrosis of femoral head of hip, they should rest in bed, avoid weight-bearing of the affected limbs, and should hold crutches or sit in wheelchair to reduce the weight-bearing of the hip joint in daily life. (2) Drug therapy: anticoagulant drugs such as low molecular heparin sodium, prostaglandin E, etc., anti-osteoporosis drugs such as diphosphate preparations. (3) Other treatments: including high-frequency electromagnetic wave therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy. (2) Surgical treatment: including femoral head medullary core decompression, bone flap and muscle flap transplantation with vascularized tip and implantation of vascular bundles, rotational osteotomy through the greater trochanter, occlusal neurectomy, and total hip arthroplasty. If necrosis of the femoral head of the hip is diagnosed, early and standardized treatment is recommended to minimize the occurrence of complications. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist, avoid self-medication.
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