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 ...

Core decompression surgery is a newer surgical procedure compared with standard total hip replacement, and it has shown promising results. 11 Unfortunately, the disadvantage of this procedure is that ...

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 ...

Q My mom is 61. She started having hip pain and figured it meant a hip replacement surgery at some point in the future. When she saw her doctor, the tests showed osteonecrosis, and the surgery had to ...

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 ...