Abstract:[Objective] To investigate the clinical results of decompression and bone autografting under minimally invasive channel combined with local administration of zoledronic acid and platelet rich plasma (PRP) for early- stage femoral head necrosis. [Methods] From January 2017 to January 2019, 130 patients (189 hips) with early-stage femoral head necrosis were randomly divided into two groups. Of them, 95 hips were treated with minimally invasive channel decompression and bone autografting combined with zoledronic acid and PRP used locally (the combined group) , while the other 94 hips were treated with minimally invasive channel decompression bone grafting alone (simple group) . The perioperative, follow-up and imaging data were compared between the two groups. [Results] All patients in both groups had operation performed successfully without serious complications. There were no statistical differences in operative time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss and postoperative drainage between the two groups (P>0.05) . The two groups of patients were followed up for 20~25 months, with an average of (22.35±0.92) months. At the last follow-up, the hip preservation success rate was 94/95 (98.95%) in the combined group and 90/94 (95.74%) in the simple group, and there was no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.358) . The combined group resumed walking and full weight-bearing activity significantly earlier than the simple group (P<0.05) , additionally the former proved significantly superior to the latter in terms of VAS and Harris scores at 6 months after surgery and the latest follow-up (P< 0.05) . Radiographically, the combined group had significantly smaller area of femoral head lesion than the simple group at the latest follow up (P<0.05) . Moreover, the combined group was significantly superior to the simple group in term of imaging grade of the femoral head at 6 months postoperatively and the latest follow- up (P<0.05) . [Conclusion] The clinical outcomes of decompression and bone autografting combined with local application of zoledronic acid and PRP in the treatment of early femoral head necrosis is significantly better than that of decompression and bone autografting alone.