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Death of a bone or part of a bone, either atraumatic or posttraumatic

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Femur Head Necrosis (38)
AVN of the Femoral Head, hip avascular necrosis
OCOSH Code: C05.116.852.175_BD_ON_FH
Knee Osteonecrosis (10)
Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the knee
OCOSH Code: C05.116.852_BD_ON_K
Osteonecrosis Patient Information (6)
Internet resources for patient information on osteonecrosis of various joints; avascular necrosis, aseptic necrosis, AVN
OCOSH Code: C05.116.852_BD_ON_PI
Shoulder Osteonecrosis (7)
Osteonecrosis/Avascular Necrosis of the Humeral Head
OCOSH Code: C05.116.852_BD_ON_S

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Avascular Necrosis Osteonecrosis

Location: http://catalog.nucleusinc.com/displaymonograph.php?MID=151

Nucleus Medical Art
Illustrations and account of the condition
Avascular necrosis is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones. Without blood, the bone tissue dies and causes the bone to collapse. If the process involves the bones near a joint, it often leads...
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AVN of the femoral head in SCD

Location: http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/75-B/6/875

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head in sickle-cell disease. Treatment of collapse by the injection of acrylic cement. Hernigou P, Bachir D, Galacteros F. Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France. In ten patients with sickle-cell disease, we used a new technique of cement injection for the treatment of 16 painful hips with a radiographic...
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Bone Necrosis

Location: http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/ORTHOWEB/notebook/disease/bonenecrosis.html

Bone Necrosis Contents
Definition Incidence Aetiology Pathology Clinically Investigations Hip Knee Lunate Osteochondritidies Crushing Osteochondritidies Splitting Osteochondritidies Pulling Osteochondritidies
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