Regarding the functional impotence, this was correlated with the degree of femoral head damage, thus in the cases of early osteonecrosis the flexion/extension movements of the thigh on the abdomen were possible only in relatively high limits, while the rotation movements were more reduced; in the advanced osteonecrosis cases, the limitation of movements in the hip joint were quite significant, leading up to semi-anchylosis.
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