Guide To Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis)

More To Learn About Avascular Necrosis

With proper treatment, most people with avascular necrosis can lead productive lives. But there is still a lot to learn about:

Avascular Necrosis Research

Avascular necrosis researchers are studying:

• New ways to diagnose avascular necrosis in its earliest stages, when nonsurgical treatment is most likely to help.
• The various causes of avascular necrosis so that, someday, it may be possible to prevent the disease.
• New treatments and improvement of the treatments that are available. In the future, medication may be an effective treatment for avascular necrosis.
• Improvements to the various types of hip replacements, to prevent younger patients from needing more than one hip replacement during their lives.

Related Resources - Avascular Necrosis

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_{Source: NIH Publication No 06–4857 (edited), Questions and Answers about Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis), Publication Date: January 2001, Revised March 2006}

Index: Guide To Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis)

1. Part 1 of 8 - What Is Avascular Necrosis? (Osteonecrosis)
2. Part 2 of 8 - What Causes Avascular Necrosis?
3. Part 3 of 8 - What Are The Symptoms Of Avascular Necrosis?
4. Part 4 of 8 - How Is Avascular Necrosis Diagnosed?
5. Part 5 of 8 - What Treatments Are Available For Avascular Necrosis?
6. Part 6 of 8 - What Conservative Treatments Are Used For Avascular Necrosis?
7. Part 7 of 8 - What Surgical Treatments Are Used For Avascular Necrosis?
8. Part 8 of 8 - What Research Is Being Done On Avascular Necrosis?