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Avascular Necrosis

Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro, 2023
Osteonecrosis can be defined as bone cell death resulting from impaired blood flow to the bone due to traumatic or non-traumatic events. Case Presentation: We present a case in which a 62-year-old female came to the Orthopedic Surgery Polyclinic with ...
Melina Handayani, Muhammad Bayu Rizaldy, Sp.OT   +1 more
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Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head

Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2019
About 250000 patients are operated on annually for hip arthroplasty in the USA alone. Of this number, about 10% the cause of their osteoarthritis is the avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
Roberto Seijas, Andrea Sallent, Eila Rivera, Oscar Ares   +3 more
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THE DILEMMA OF AVASCULAR NECROSIS [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2004
steonecrosis refers to the in situ death of bone, with the femoral head being the site most commonly affected. (AVN) of the femoral head is a common entity with approximately 20,000 new cases reported each year. AVN is the underlying diagnosis in as many as 10% of 500,000 total hip arthroplasties performed in the United States. A significant percentage
Mohammed Hassan Kubba
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Bilateral avascular necrosis: A rare complication of Fabry disease [PDF]

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Fabry disease is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the GLA gene, which encodes for the α–galactosidase A enzyme responsible for degrading globotriaosylceramide.
Candela Romano, Joel Wells, Nicholas Stanzione, Virginia Kimonis   +3 more
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Pravastatin Protects Against Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head via Autophagy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Autophagy serves as a stress response and may contribute to the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head induced by steroids. Statins promote angiogenesis and ameliorate endothelial functions through apoptosis inhibition and necrosis of ...
Yun Liao, Yun Liao, Ping Zhang, Bo Yuan, Ling Li, Shisan Bao, Shisan Bao   +6 more
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Bisphosphonate combination therapy for non-femoral avascular necrosis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
Background Avascular necrosis at sites other than femoral head (AVNOFH)/Non-Femoral AVN is a rare entity. No standard of treatment still exists for treating early stages of AVNOFH with most of the cases eventually progressing to a late arthritic stage ...
Sanjay Agarwala, Mayank Vijayvargiya
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Avascular Necrosis

Joint Function Preservation, 2021
Herman, Katarzyna, Pękala, Przemysław, Szwedowski, Dawid, Grabowski, Radosław, Cholewiński, Jerzy   +4 more
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Post radiotherapy femoral head avascular necrosis [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Osteonecrosis is the death of bone cells due to insufficient blood supply; radiotherapy for various underlying malignancies is one of the uncommon causes. Microvascular damage or underlying tissue fibrosis, which leads to an ischemic environment and cell
Amanuel A. Ketema, MD, Bemnet T. Gebregiorigis, Michael T. Abera, MD, Lidet G. Amha, MD, Sonia W. Semayneh, MD   +4 more
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The role of electrical stimulation in the management of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in adults: a systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Avascular necrosis of the femoral head causes significant morbidity and occurs in up to 20,000 people per year. A variety of nonoperative and operative measures have been trialled however a definitive treatment algorithm is yet to be ...
Talal Al-Jabri, Jessica Yan Qi Tan, Gabriel Yihan Tong, Ravikiran Shenoy, Babar Kayani, Timothy Parratt, Tahir Khan   +6 more
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Pamidronate (Aredia) and zoledronate (Zometa) induced avascular necrosis of the jaws: a growing epidemic [PDF]

Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2003
Robert E. Marx
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