Aetiology
The aeitiology of avascular necrosis includes:
- trauma:
- fracture of the neck of femur
- complication of osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis
- neuropathic joint
- idiopathic:
- typically middle aged men
- affects hips and knees
- Perthe's disease
- Theimann's disease
- high levels of steroids:
- iatrogenic
- Cushing's syndrome
- pregnancy
- systemic disease:
- SLE
- haemaglobin S and SC
- infective endocarditis
- chronic liver disease
- pancreatitis
- alcoholism
- hyperlipidaemia
- Caisson disease
- Gaucher's disease
- diabetes mellitus
- polycythaemia rubra vera
- radiation
Related pages
- Steroids (therapeutic information)
- Femoral neck fracture
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Perthes' disease
- Theimann's disease
- Cushing's syndrome
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Caisson disease
- Charcot's joints
- Infective endocarditis
- Liver
- Pancreatitis
- Alcoholism
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Gaucher's disease (GD)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Polycythaemia vera
- Radiotherapy
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