Diagnosaurus
Avascular necrosis
Etiology
Risk factors
- Corticosteroid use
- Trauma
- SLE
- Pancreatitis
- Alcoholism
- Gout
- Sickle cell disease
- Infiltrative disease, e.g., Gaucher disease
DDx
- Osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
- Fracture
- Joint pain due to other causes
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Avascular Necrosis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114063/all/Avascular_necrosis.
Zeiger RFR. Avascular necrosis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114063/all/Avascular_necrosis. Accessed April 1, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Avascular necrosis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114063/all/Avascular_necrosis
Zeiger RFR. Avascular Necrosis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 April 01]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114063/all/Avascular_necrosis.
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