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Clinical conditions associated with Osteonecrosis
The conditions associated with Osteonecrosis are here in the below table
Conditions Associated with Osteonecrosis
- Nontraumatic
- Juvenile
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Legg–Calvé–Perthes
- Adult
- Corticosteroid administration
- Alcohol abuse
- Sickle cell anemia
- Hemoglobinopathies (thalassemia, hemoglobin C disease)
- Dysbaric osteonecrosis
- Gaucher’s disease/Fabry’s disease
- Radiotherapy/chemotherapy
- Cushing’s disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypercoagulable states/thrombophilia/disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Pancreatitis
- Pregnancy
- Oral contraceptive use
- Systemic lupus erythematosus, primary antiphospholipid syndrome, and other connective tissue disorders
- Organ transplantation
- Fat embolism
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- Carbon tetrachloride/lead poisoning
- Tumor infiltration of marrow
- Arteriosclerosis/vaso-occlusive disorders
- Others: human immunodeficiency virus/highly active antiretroviral therapy, smoking, idiopathic
- Traumatic
- Fracture of the femoral neck
- Dislocation or fracture/dislocation of the hip
- Hip trauma without fracture or dislocation
- Hip surgery
