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Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of osteopathic osteopathy on hormonal osteonecrosis in rabbits by regulating the Wnt/PI3K‑AKT signaling pathway.Methods: Thirty clean‑grade New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into control group, model group and experimental group, and all except for the control group, allogeneic serum combined with glucocorticoids were used to establish animal models of simulated hormonal osteonecrosis of the femoral head. After successful modeling, the experimental group was given the model group and the control group the same amount of normal saline, and the experimental group was given bone palsy granule concentrate according to the equivalent dose of humans and rabbits, once a day for 8 weeks, and after intraperitoneal anesthesia, blood was collected from the extracorporeal heart and the serum ALP and TGF‑β1 levels were detected by immunoenzyme‑linked adsorption. The experimental animals were sacrificed,， and the bilateral femoral heads of rabbits were removed for hematoxylin‑eosin staining, and the apoptosis of cells in the femoral head area was observed by TUNEL staining. RT‑qPCR analyzed the expression of Bax and Bcl‑2 genes, and Western blot detected the expression levels of pathway proteins Wnt, β‑catenin, GSK‑3β, AKT and p‑AKT. Results: Compared with the control group, the expression levels of ALP and TGF‑β1 in rabbit bone tissue in the model group decreased significantly (P<0.05), the bone trabeculae were sparse and thinned, the number of hollow bone fosses and the number of apoptosis‑positive cells increased significantly (P<0.05), the expression of pro‑apoptotic gene Bax was increased, and the expression of anti‑apoptotic gene Bcl‑2 was inhibited (P<0.05). After the intervention and treatment of bone palsy granules， the hollow bone depression and apoptosis of rabbit bone tissue in the experimental group were effectively improved (P<0.05). In addition, compared with the model group, the osteopathic elimination particles could upregulate the expression of ALP and TGF‑β1 (P<0.05), promote the expression of pathway proteins Wnt and β‑catenin, increase the phosphorylation level of AKT, and downregulate the expression of GSK‑3β (P<0.05).Conclusion: Under glucocorticoids, osteoblast development dysfunction and apoptosis increase. Bone palsy granules can regulate the two signaling pathways of Wnt/ PI3K‑AKT, promote osteoblast development and inhibit apoptosis, effectively maintain bone metabolic balance, prolong the collapse time of the femoral head, and further treat osteonecrosis of the femoral head. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]