Bone death caused when the bone no longer receives blood supply.
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Examples for "avn"
Examples for "avn"
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Conclusion: Clinically occult AVN of the hip is common in patients with SLE.
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Medical records were reviewed for serologic and clinical variables that might predict AVN.
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He developed AVN of bone after 2 years of treatment.
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Decompression and grafting are safe and reasonably effective in retarding the progression of AVN.
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These were compared to 55 hips with AVN treated nonoperatively.
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One patient developed the extensive bone infarction of the left knee without the use of corticosteroids.
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Purpose: To assess the signal changes of avascular bone necrosis after core decompression.
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In addition to the infarction in the right tibia, severe bone necrosis was detected in components of the left hip.
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Factors predisposing to avascular necrosis were delayed reduction and severity of trauma.
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There was no evidence of avascular necrosis in any of the uninvolved hips.
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One child had a stiff hip and a radiograph showed signs of avascular necrosis.
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No patient developed avascular necrosis of femoral head after operation.
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This could lead to avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
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Our goal was to identify genetic and nongenetic risk factors for osteonecrosis.
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In this small series, no patient has developed osteonecrosis of the jaw.
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Three patients had osteonecrosis develop at the site of their radiation therapy.
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In conclusion, osteonecrosis was associated with inherited variations near glutamate receptor genes.
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The mechanism whereby lovastatin can counteract steroid-induced osteonecrosis and osteoporosis is poorly understood.
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All patients with osteonecrosis or hip fracture had been treated with prolonged corticosteroids.
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Results: Twenty-four patients maintained good periodontal health; one had asymptomatic osteonecrosis of the jaw.
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Currently, there are no medications available to prevent steroid-induced osteonecrosis.
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Currently, there are no medications available to prevent alcohol-induced osteonecrosis.
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However, osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a serious damage in the MPS treatment.
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Further understanding this association may allow interventions to decrease osteonecrosis.
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The other patient had osteonecrosis at the right femoral head.
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Older participants derived no benefit from dexamethasone during induction and experienced excess rates of osteonecrosis.
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Glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis is a common and dose-limiting adverse event.
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The efficacy of medical management of osteonecrosis with pharmacologic agents and biophysical modalities requires further investigation.
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This finding explains the clinical observation that there is increased adipogenesis in alcohol-induced osteoporosis and osteonecrosis.
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