Sentences with phrase «in avascular necrosis»

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Legg - Calve - Perthes disease (Avascular or Aseptic Necrosis of the Femoral Head) is the condition in which the femoral head starts to degenerate.

69 % of the dogs examined had limb shortening — especially in small breeds having surgery for avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

Trauma can also cause aseptic (non-infectious) avascular necrosis of the femoral head; but, in most cases Legg - Perthes is thought to be a genetic defect.

A delay or misdiagnosis of these types of fractures can result in paraplegia or quadriplegia; the need for bone grafts, pins or screws to stabilize the bone; joint replacement in the future; or avascular necrosis, a serious condition in which bone cells die prematurely due to an interruption in blood supply.