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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Agarwala, S. and Vijayvargiya, M. (2025) Additional Dose of Zolendronic Acid for Inadequate Response in Avascular Necrosis. Open Journal of Orthopedics, 15, 413-420. doi: 10.4236/ojo.2025.1511042 .

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 ...

Joint pain in the hip may occur due to one of several different underlying causes, such as bursitis, arthritis, or tears in the cartilage. A person may be able to treat some cases at home, but severe ...

TUSCALOOSA — Optimism seems to surround Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, even as he was in a hospital bed this weekend awaiting a potential career-altering surgery Monday morning. His own head ...

Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore performed a first of its kind hip replacement surgery in Karnataka on a 23-year-old patient suffering from Avascular Necrosis of hip joint using Latest Delta Motion ...

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 ...

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, ...

To the Editor: The paper, "Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral and Humeral Heads after High-Dosage Corticosteroid Therapy," in the October 6 issue of the Journal, was of considerable interest to me ...