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Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report

In this study, we report a case of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) caused by the bilateral intravenous injection of heroin into the femoral vein. The patient had not used steroids, did not smoke and did not drink excessively. The patient did not present with any systemic diseases that...

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Autores principales: WU, DENGKE, SONG, DEYE, NI, JIANGDONG, DAI, RUCHUN
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24137312
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1236
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description In this study, we report a case of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) caused by the bilateral intravenous injection of heroin into the femoral vein. The patient had not used steroids, did not smoke and did not drink excessively. The patient did not present with any systemic diseases that may cause ANFH. ANFH often causes changes to the bone mass of the femoral head, particularly, the weight-bearing bone region. Imaging examination revealed that in addition to the bilateral hip joints, widespread changes to the bone mass existed in the peripheral area, where phlebitis and disseminated thrombosis had been caused by the injection of heroin. These results suggest that this ANFH case was related to the injection of heroin. This case is different from other cases of ANFH which have been caused by steroids and other factors, including smoking, alcohol intake and cytotoxic agents.
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spelling pubmed-37973172013-10-17 Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report WU, DENGKE SONG, DEYE NI, JIANGDONG DAI, RUCHUN Exp Ther Med Case Report In this study, we report a case of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) caused by the bilateral intravenous injection of heroin into the femoral vein. The patient had not used steroids, did not smoke and did not drink excessively. The patient did not present with any systemic diseases that may cause ANFH. ANFH often causes changes to the bone mass of the femoral head, particularly, the weight-bearing bone region. Imaging examination revealed that in addition to the bilateral hip joints, widespread changes to the bone mass existed in the peripheral area, where phlebitis and disseminated thrombosis had been caused by the injection of heroin. These results suggest that this ANFH case was related to the injection of heroin. This case is different from other cases of ANFH which have been caused by steroids and other factors, including smoking, alcohol intake and cytotoxic agents. D.A. Spandidos 2013-10 2013-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3797317/ /pubmed/24137312 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1236 Text en Copyright © 2013, Spandidos Publications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited.
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DAI, RUCHUN
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report
title Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report
title_full Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report
title_fullStr Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report
title_short Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: A case report
title_sort avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to the bilateral injection of heroin into the femoral vein: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24137312
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1236
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