Systematic analysis of hip-preserving treatment for early osteonecrosis of the femoral head from the perspective of bibliometrics (2010–2023)

Table 5 Top 15 keywords in the field of hip-preserving treatment for early ONFH between 2010 and 2023

Rank	Keywords	Frequency	Total link strength
1	Core decompression	101	311
2	Avascular necrosis	101	305
3	Osteonecrosis	84	230
4	Hip	74	207
5	Nontraumatic osteonecrosis	55	173
6	Osteonecrosis of the femoral head	50	122
7	Collapse	31	112
8	Femoral head	29	98
9	Arthroplasty	27	96
10	Total hip-arthroplasty	36	96
11	Follow-up	28	89
12	Natural-history	28	86
13	Necrosis	30	83
14	Osteotomy	21	72
15	Femoral-head	22	58

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