Avascular necrosis, which is the loss of bone tissue as a result of a lack of blood supply, most frequently damages the femur (thigh bone), harming one of the body's most crucial weight-bearing ...

Avascular necrosis or Osteonecrosis affects the bone and occurs because of the interruption to its blood supply resulting in bone death and leading to secondary osteoarthritis.

We agree with Allan Knight that avascular necrosis was reported long before corticosteroids were introduced and that it remains to some extent a disorder of unknown origin. There are cases of ...

Bilateral Avascular Necrosis of the Hips on December 9, 1953, in Case 2. Case 3. A 36-year-old man had had multiple sclerosis for 12 years.

The ideal management of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head continues to be controversial. Proposed surgical approaches have included core decompression with and without bone grafting ...

A 23-year-old youth suffering from Avascular Necrosis (AVN) -- interruption in blood supply to the bone -- was given a new lease of life through total hip joint replacement surgery.

Avascular necrosis worsens with time, managing it is a lifelong process," said another orthopaedic surgeon, Kiran Shete, founder director of Spinalogy Clinic that stresses on non-surgical treatment.

Avascular necrosis of bone after high doses of dexamethasone during neurosurgery Br Med J 1982 284: 333–334 Article CAS Google Scholar Gillespy T, III, Genant HK, Helms CA .

Members of the Division of Orthopedics of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto continue to maintain that a single short course of corticosteroid medication contributes to avascular necrosis of the ...