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Pathophysiology of Avascular Necrosis

Hand Clinics, 2022
Avascular necrosis is a complicated, multifactorial disease with potentially devastating consequences. Although the underlying root cause is a lack of appropriate vascular perfusion to affected bone, there are often varying patient-specific, anatomic-specific, and injury-specific predispositions.
Matthew E, Wells, John C, Dunn
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Osteotomies for avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

British Medical Bulletin, 2021
BACKGROUND In osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), blood supply is insufficient for the metabolic requirements of the bone. The initial management is conservative, and, in case of failure, surgery is indicated.
M. Quaranta, L. Miranda, F. Oliva, C. Aletto, N. Maffulli   +4 more
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3D Printed Total Talus Replacement for Avascular Necrosis of the Talus

Foot & ankle international, 2020
Background: Talus avascular necrosis (AVN) is a challenging entity to treat. Management options depend on disease severity and functional goals. Total talus replacement (TTR) is a treatment option that maintains joint range of motion.
Rishin J. Kadakia, C. Akoh, Jie Chen, Akhil Sharma, S. Parekh   +4 more
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Avascular necrosis

2013
Avascular necrosis (AVN) represents an important disease process of the cartilage-bone complex, which can occur at any age. According to aetiology one may discriminate between rare idiopathic avascular necroses and more common forms that occur as an effect of the underlying disease or rather the therapy, the secondary avascular necroses ...
Stefan Rehart, Martina Henniger
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Avascular necrosis of the hip

British medical journal, 2019
### What you need to know A 36 year old woman presents to her GP with a history of left groin pain radiating to the knee. The pain is severe, worse on walking, and associated with a limp.
J. Lamb, C. Holton, P. O'connor, P. Giannoudis   +3 more
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Posttraumatic Avascular Necrosis After Proximal Femur, Proximal Humerus, Talar Neck, and Scaphoid Fractures.

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2019
Posttraumatic avascular necrosis (AVN) is osteonecrosis from vascular disruption, commonly encountered after fractures of the femoral neck, proximal humerus, talar neck, and scaphoid.
Thomas M. Large, Mark R. Adams, B. Loeffler, M. Gardner   +3 more
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Risk of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in children with sickle cell disease on hydroxyurea: MRI evaluation

Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2018
There are conflicting reports on the role of hydroxyurea (HU) in the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVNFH) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
A. Adekile, Renu Gupta, A. Al-Khayat, A. Mohammed, Said Atyani, Diana Thomas   +5 more
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Avascular necrosis in HIV

Rheumatology International, 2011
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is an emerging complication of HIV infection. The incidence of AVN in HIV patients is greater than the general population. Although the incidence has increased in the HAART era, the aetiology remains unclear. We report our experience of AVN from our tertiary referral HIV centre and evaluate risk factors for its development ...
Puja, Mehta, Mark, Nelson, Alexander, Brand, Fiona, Boag   +3 more
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Avascular necrosis not Charcot's

Diabetic Medicine, 2001
AbstractBackground  A case of avascular necrosis (AN) of the navicular bone, in a 24‐year‐old woman with Type 1 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy, in the absence of any history of direct trauma is presented. The clinical and radiological features at presentation suggested an evolving Charcot arthropathy (CA), but subsequent serial X‐rays clearly ...
Y P, Samarasinghe, S L, Brunton, M D, Feher   +2 more
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