Rheumatology

Avascular Necrosis

Questions discussed in this category

How do you approach treatment of PMR in a patient who has had avascular necrosis of the hip after starting steroids?

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Is there a role for low dose aspirin in a patient with AVN in four large joints who has underlying well-controlled SLE and positive APLs but no history of clots?

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Do you avoid intra-articular and bursa/tendon sheath corticosteroid injections in patients with a history of avascular necrosis?

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Papers discussed in this category

Int J Surg Case Rep, 2020 Nov 22

Destructive Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head After a Single Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection: A Report of Two Cases.

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 2019 Sep 19

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head after single steroid intra-articular injection.

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