| AD | adipose tissue-derived |
| NELL-1 | Nel-like protein-1 |
| ONFH | osteonecrosis of the femoral head |
| hSVF | human stromal vascular fraction |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| DMEM | dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorter |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| WST | water-soluble tetrazolium salt |
| CAM | chick chorioallantoic membrane |
| ACS | absorbable collagen sponge |
| CT | computed tomography |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| PG | pericytes group |
| PNG | pericytes + NELL-1 group |