A 48-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of oedema and pain in his right hand. Initially diagnosed with tendonitis, he underwent physical therapy which provided limited relief. MRI ...

The pain your mother experienced is the primary symptom of osteonecrosis. As the condition progresses, damage within the bone begins to limit the person’s range of motion. If left untreated, ...

Osteonecrosis is also called avascular necrosis of the bone. It refers to the condition in which part of a bone dies because its blood supply is interrupted. All bones are made up of living cells, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients in the pre-collapse stages of post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head may receive safe and ...

A recent study has uncovered a potential breakthrough in treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), a debilitating bone disease that causes severe pain and joint collapse. Researchers have ...

What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged? The condition has a name, avascular necrosis, and it can trigger the death of bone cells. Other common names are osteonecrosis or ...

Angelica Panganiban said it took her more than a year before she was properly diagnosed with avascular necrosis or bone death ...

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A nuclear bone scan is an imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the bones. Doctors use bone scans to diagnose and monitor bone diseases, such as ...