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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clinicians must be well-versed in distinguishing the exact etiology of avascular necrosis of the hip in order to prevent further injury and recommend the best course of treatment. In a majority of ...

Dear Doctors: My mom is 61. She started having hip pain and figured it meant a hip replacement surgery at some point in the future. When she saw her doctor, the tests showed osteonecrosis, and the ...

Young people are increasingly facing severe mobility loss due to a little-known bone condition. Hip and knee surgeon Dr ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- When you think of hip replacement, you probably picture an elderly person having surgery after taking a nasty fall. But young people can also need hip replacement because of a ...

A 48-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of oedema and pain in his right hand. Initially diagnosed with tendonitis, he underwent physical therapy which provided limited relief. MRI ...