ACR Appropriateness Criteria® avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the hip.

GUIDELINE TITLE
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the hip.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)
Seeger LL, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Arnold E, Bancroft L, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Fries IB, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Payne WK III, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Schweitzer ME, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the hip. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 5 p. [22 references]

GUIDELINE STATUS
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: DeSmet AA, Dalinka MK, Alazraki NP, Daffner RH, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Avascular necrosis of the hip. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 8 p. [59 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the hip.