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Classroom classification

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Adult osteonecrosis

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Common symptoms

创伤、骨质疏松、骨硬化

The pathology of disease

Adult osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis) most often femoral head; steroids; alcohol; sickle cell; hip pain; early core decompression; arthroplasty if collapse.

Symptoms

Hip/groin pain; worse weight-bearing; known steroid/alcohol/sickle cell; early x-ray normal; MRI detects; collapse later

Causes

Steroids; alcohol; sickle cell; trauma; idiopathic; AVN.

Treatment

Core decompression early; protected weight; arthroplasty if collapse; orthopedics; address cause

Dept

Orthopedics.

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