AVN is a rare and usually asymptomatic complication during myeloma therapy. Cumulative dexamethasone dose, male sex, and younger age, but not thalidomide, increase the risk of AVN.

February 15, 2007 (San Diego) -- A variation on core decompression treatment for avascular necrosis uses multiple small percutaneous perforations instead of a large core decompression drill, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with avascular necrosis of the humeral head, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty resulted in ...

What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged? The condition has a name, avascular necrosis, and it can trigger the death of bone cells. Other common names are osteonecrosis or ...

Avascular necrosis (AVN) is the death of bone tissue due to a loss of blood supply. You might also hear it called osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis, or ischemic bone necrosis. In its earliest stages, ...

Many patients recovering from Covid-19 have complained of joint pain which has started worrying doctors that this bone death, medically known as avascular necrosis, could be another devastating ...

Dr Verma said, "I have seen a young lady whose both hip bones as well as knee joints were affected by the avascular necrosis. We as orthopaedic surgeons know that a high dose of steroids can cause ...

Avascular necrosis or Osteonecrosis is death of a bone due to ischaemia or deficient blood supply. This can have serious consequences like degenerative changes and disabling osteoarthritis of the ...