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Alternate Name(s): <p>Avascular necrosis; Osteonecrosis; Ischemic bone necrosis; AVN</p> ...... Aseptic necrosis is bone death caused from a disruption in the blood supply. It is most common in the hip, knee, and shoulder.
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Osteonecrosis occurs when your bones lose their blood supply. The bones die and eventually collapse, leading to pain and arthritis. You can have osteonecrosis in one or several bones. It is most common in the upper leg.
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What Causes Osteonecrosis? ... Who Is Likely to Develop Osteonecrosis? ... How Is Osteonecrosis Diagnosed?
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What Is Osteonecrosis? Fast Facts: An Easy-to-Read Series of Publications for the Public ... Who Gets Osteonecrosis? ... What Are the Symptoms of Osteonecrosis?
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Avascular necrosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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What is osteonecrosis? First, you should understand that bone is a living tissue with living cells and a blood supply. Osteonecrosis means death of bone which can occur from the loss of the blood supply or by some other means (see What Causes Osteonecrosis?
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Osteonecrosis - A bone disease that few have heard of. Some where between 10,000 and 20,000 people are diagnosed with this disease each year in the United States alone. Yet, with the population of the United States of approximately 274 million, these people are being lost in the crowd.
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Osteonecrosis(ON) affects approximately 20,000 new patients per year in the U.S. Although any age group may develop ON, most patients are between 20 and 50 years old, with an average age in the late 30's. The diagnosis of ON does not affect life expectancy, and for this reason, in the U.S. ... What is Osteonecrosis?
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