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Avascular Necrosis
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Question: How do I find out if my husband has avascular necrosis? We live in Florida and we have no insurance, he was previously diagnosed by some uncaring big dollar fat cat doctor as having unitary sacrelitis of the hips (which does not exist) after researching I found a disease that matches many of his symptoms, He cannot get out of bed most mornings, he has great difficulty getting around most days, he is 24 and has to walk with a cane, Avascular necrosis is a disesae in wich the blood supply is lost to the bones and the bones eventually die, but how can I find out if this is his issue? Someone please help, if you know anyone with this disease or have any info, please relay any help over to me, thank you.
Answer: Since you have no insurance, I would start at the closest county facility to save $. A plain xray of the hip might show radiographic findings suggestive of AVN; he will probably need further testing but that is a cheaper way to start. Also, if you go to a larger medical facility they will be able to get consultations with an orthopedic specialist easier. Since this is not technically an emergency,save yourself the hefty ER fee & try to get into an urgent care or clinic at the facility. Try not to put it off as the damage is cumulative.
Question: Why does steroids cause avascular necrosis of the femural head? This comes in context of Hodgkin's Lymphoma where prednisolone is give as a drug for it and one of the complication is avascular necrosis of the femural head.
Answer: Good question. (femoral)
Here's an excellent analysis from emedicine/WebMD updated recently in August 2008. Various mechanisms are discussed if you read this article, but the bottom line is that no one really knows for sure.
http://www.emedicine.com/RADIO/topic70.h…
Question: Is there excercises you can to to help prevent the pain caused from avascular necrosis.? I was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the hip. I think it is a type of degenerative bone disease. I'm in my early 40, s and don't want to do the recommended hip replacement at my age. does anyone know anyone with is condition and what are recommendations?
Answer: AVN of the hip is a situation where the head of the femur loses its blood supply. It can happen for a number of reasons, sometimes the cause is unknown. The reason your doctor is not screaming for you to have surgery is that it is not an emergency. The ball on the femur will eventually regain its blood supply, but the problem is that it can also remodel. If you give you hip total rest the prognosis is good, if you don't the ball will begin to look like a mushroom and then the hip will not function properly. If the ball on the femur does look like a mushroom by the time the blood supply is back that is permanent and you stand a very good chance of getting osteoarthritis in you hip, at this point surgery is needed. So don't freak out just take it easy and listen to your doctor.
Question: Avascular Necrosis? I've posted and posted about this over and over again...the has GOT to be someone out there who are dealing with this as well. I can not be alone so either please write in this forum or at my 2nd addy at replacement_parts@hotmail.com
Thank you thank you thank you!
Answer: At some point you have lost blood supply to one of the bones, (this usually happens in the hip), and some of the tissue has died, necrosis means dead tissue. I would be interested if you have been taking Fosamax for osteoporosis. Some people have brought suit against the Fosamax lab for the drug causing this condition.
I think this has something to do with low hemoglobin too, I show necrotic tissue in my kidneys. Not that it is anything like Avascular Necrosis, but I was on Interferon, now my doctor has switched me to Dexferrum 50 mg inj twice a month. This has to be z tracked, so I have to have it done in the office. But I was able to order it through K Mart and I get it cheaper that way. And I feel lots better now that I have been on the injections for a year. Hope this helps. Anne2
Postscript: You need a good support group to blog or post questions to people like yourself.
Question: Anyone had perthe's or other Avascular necrosis in the hip? I was diagnosed with "avascular necrosis" in my right head of femur 7 years ago. My surgeon said that i'd had "Perthes Disease" when I was younger but it wasn't diagnosed or treated. I'm now getting a little more disabled each day and have so many worries and questions about the future that only someone who's gone through all this before can answer, so I thought I'd see if anyone else out there had the same thing at all?
Answer: Hi
I had perthes as a child and at almost 45 years old, am currently on the waiting list for a hip replacement, as the pain and disability issues get worse almost daily.
I set up a website for people with a diagnosis of perthes that you may find interesting at www.perthesnz.bravehost.com
On the online groups & info page, you will find a link to the Adult Perthes Survivors group that may also be of benefit to you (I set that up a few years ago too).
Hope all that info helps and you will see there are contact details for me, on the perthesnz site too, if you wish to find out more information or there is any other way I can help
Donna
Question: Does anyone know about Avascular Necrosis? I need all the information, help, and advice I can get on avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis). I am 27 and have it in both of my knees and it is spreading. The doctors I go to are kind of stumped and I have not been able to get any help.
Answer: Avascular means without a vessle, and necro means death, osis means condition of. So a treatment is the Free Vascular Fibular Graft (FVFG), in which a portion of the fibula, along with its blood supply, is removed and transplanted into the femural head. theamount of disability that results from avascular necrosis depends on what part of the bone is affected, how large an area is involved, and how effectively the bone rebuilds itself. The process of bone rebuilding takes place after an injury as well as during normal growth. Normally, bone continuously breaks down and rebuilds--old bone is reabsorbed and replaced with new bone. The process keeps the skeleton strong and helps it to maintain a balance of minerals. In the course of avascular necrosis, however, the healing process is usually ineffective and the bone tissues break down faster than the body can repair them. If left untreated, the disease progresses, the bone collapses, and the joint surface breaks down, leading to pain and arthritis. Good luck budy I hope you find cure for it.
Question: Can Avascular Necrosis of the shoulders be caused by a work related strain or joint pressure? I used to work in a factory lifting very heavy materials when I got this disease first in the right shoulder...then the left.
Answer: Avascular necrosis?! That sounds terrible! Do you still have arms? Usually that disease is seen in the feet and toes of diabetics. I've never heard of such poor circulation that people have had SHOULDER problems.
No, I don't think you'll have much luck blaming your previous employer.
God bless.
Question: I have avascular necrosis of hip and today i fell on that hip could i have fractured it? I'm in a lot of pain and cannot walk very good.
Answer: Avascular necrosis causes the hip portion of the leg bone (femur) to be weaker than normal.
Even a normal-strength hip can fracture after a fall (depending on how bad the all is, how strong the muscles in that area are, whether the person has osteoporosis/osteopenia, etc).
So unfortunately, you will need to see a doctor and have tests done (like x-rays or even a CT scan) to find out if you fractured anything in your hip area.
Good luck!
Question: Doctor said I have avascular necrosis of the wrist (Kienbock's Disease). What can I do about it? I hurt my wrist last year. Back then, doctor said it was a sprain. Kept hurting, went and had an MRI and the surgeon who saw the films diagnosed a fracture and a dying lunate bone. What can I do now?
Answer: pray and lessen your pap ,
Question: Is anyone familiar with Avascular Necrosis? And What exactly is it? I have in my joints what the Doctors call AVN (avascular necrosis) It is caused by long term use of Steroids, caused by needing them for my asthma. It is very painful and I haven't been able to get a str8 answer from my doctors
Answer: May be your Hip joint is affected and the head of the femur is having Avascular necrosis that decay of head of femur due to lose of blood supply.
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