avascular necrosis
osteonecrosis

Avascular necrosis occurs most often in men between 40 and 50 years old.

X-ray images of avascular necrosis in the early stages usually appear normal.

After 5 days it was found that he was suffering from avascular necrosis.

There are many theories about what causes avascular necrosis.

Avascular necrosis is especially common in the hip joint.

Although it can affect other bones, avascular necrosis most often occurs in the hip.

In 2008, she had a hip replacement following avascular necrosis (perhaps due to chemotherapy).

This damage is called avascular necrosis because bone cells die from a damaged blood supply.

Eventually, most people with avascular necrosis need surgery.

Originally expected to miss about six weeks, the prognosis changed when it was discovered that he had avascular necrosis.

Rushed to hospital, she was diagnosed with avascular necrosis brought on by chronic hepatitis.

Softening of a bone in a joint (avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis).

A serious but common complication of a fractured femoral neck is avascular necrosis.

This loss of blood flow causes the subchondral bone to die in a process called avascular necrosis.

But experts said football players rarely suffer fracture-dislocations or avascular necrosis in the hip.

Avascular necrosis can run an unpredictable course.

What that can look like in an MRI scan, he said, is avascular necrosis.

The hip, riddled with avascular necrosis, a degenerative disease in which blood flow is cut off to needed areas, was dying.

Avascular necrosis is bone death that occurs when the blood supply to the bones is decreased or stopped.

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is a type of avascular necrosis in children that causes hip symptoms.

In 2007 Kim was diagnosed with Avascular necrosis.

Trauma, rather than avascular necrosis, is thought to cause osteochondritis dissecans in juveniles.

He became the first player in NFL history to come back to football after suffering avascular necrosis.

Open reduction (which normally strips the periosteum during the dissection) can lead to avascular necrosis.

The crescent sign is caused by the necrotic and repair processes that occur during avascular necrosis.

No other bones have this mechanism as a major risk factor for osteonecrosis.

Osteonecrosis occurs when part of the bone does not get blood and dies.

You can have osteonecrosis in one or several bones.

For more general information, see osteonecrosis of the jaw.

Many cases of osteonecrosis do not have a known cause, so prevention may not be possible.

Should I be concerned about osteonecrosis of the jaw?

An increased incidence of fractures and osteonecrosis also occurs in these patients.

Partial mandibulectomy may be necessary in severe cases of osteonecrosis.

They want to know whether osteonecrosis of the jaw can be treated and, if so, how likely it is that a person will recover.

Bisphosphonates remain in bone for years, and no one knows how long the osteonecrosis risk remains.

The condition is also known as aseptic necrosis and osteonecrosis.

If your health care provider knows the reason for osteonecrosis, part of the treatment will be aimed at the underlying condition.

Those patients, a small percentage of them, develop osteonecrosis of the jaw.

This is called "idiopathic osteonecrosis" - meaning it occurs without any known cause.

Nonsurgical treatment can often slow the progression of osteonecrosis, but most people will need surgery.

Osteonecrosis occurs when your bones lose their blood supply.

The connection between high-pressure exposure and osteonecrosis is not fully understood.

Recently, it has been found that some osteonecrosis patients respond to anticoagulation therapies alone.

Infection secondary to tissue injury and osteonecrosis confounds the process.

Advanced osteonecrosis can lead to osteoarthritis and permanent decreased mobility.

In the intravenous group, six of every 1,000 developed osteonecrosis of the jaw.

However, a rare condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw has been linked to some bisphosphonates.

In the worst case, bisphosphonates may lead to osteonecrosis of the auditory canal itself.

There is presently no known prevention for bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw.

Problems with the blood flow inside the bone, which can cause part of the bone to die (osteonecrosis).