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Avascular necrosis of the femoral head: See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is an increasingly common cause of musculoskeletal disability, and it poses a major diagnostic and therapeutic ...
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a pathologic process that results from interruption of blood supply to the bone.
What is avascular necrosis? Avascular necrosis (also referred to as aseptic necrosis or osteonecrosis) is a condition that results from poor blood supply to an area of ...
Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head (AVN-FH) refers to a progressive weakening of the knobby head of the thigh bone (femur), resulting in eventual collapse of the bone ...
- Discussion: - pathogenesis - vascular interruption: - blood supply to femoral head: - specific inciting causes - natural history