Glucocorticoid-Induced Avascular Bone Necrosis: Diagnosis and Management

Glucocorticoid use is one of the most important causes of avascular bone necrosis (AVN). The pathogenesis of glucocorticoid-induced AVN is not fully understood but postulated mechanisms include fat hypertrophy, fat emboli and intravascular coagulation that cause impedance of blood supply to the bone...

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Autores principales: Chan, KL, Mok, CC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23115605
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001206010449

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23115605
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001206010449

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