Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation for osteonecrosis of the femoral head in post-covid-19 syndrome: A case series
COVID-19 infection and corticosteroid use and duration are related to an increased incidence of osteonecrosis. Patients who did not use corticosteroids also developed osteonecrosis. Treatment with autologous bone marrow progenitor cells reduced pain and improved Harris Hip Score.
Authors
- Thiago Batista Faleiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6122-3609)
- S. Méndez Garrido
- Bruno Adelmo Ferreira Mendes Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9381-0605)
- Davi Veiga
- Paula Braga Daltro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1545-7786)
- Gildásio de Cerqueira Daltro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-7953)
- Beatriz Neves da Rocha Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-0594)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (BR)
- Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos (BR)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regenerative Therapy
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2025.10.014
- Primary Topic
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00