The subject of today’s article is avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip. This is a disease that results in the death of bone and the loss of structural integrity of the bone. Symptoms of AVN can be very ...

Credit: Getty Images Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip ...

Core decompression surgery is a newer surgical procedure compared with standard total hip replacement, and it has shown promising results. 11 Unfortunately, the disadvantage of this procedure is that ...

There has been a rise in back and hip pain in young adults. If you’re a young adult in your 20s or 30s with a nagging hip pain that won’t go away, don’t just say it’s a muscle pull, tough workout or ...

Many authors believe that the integrity of the articular cartilage is an important factor in the successful treatment of AVN by bone grafting. [2,3,13,14] Malizos et al [3] reported a series of eight ...

Tannaz Irani recently opened up about a life-altering health condition that left her in a wheelchair for a long time, deeply ...

This week we are going to discuss a very rare but present danger to the hip joint which can be career-ending for an athlete as well as joint ending for you and me — avascular necrosis. Avascular as ...

This paper highlights the difficulties that surround decision making in "middle grade" avascular necrosis of the hip. By showing poor correlation between plain radiography, MRI, and hip arthroscopy, ...