Causes of avascular necrosis can include long-term steroid use, sickle cell disease, Gaucher disease, gout or diabetes.
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including rheumatoid arthritis, Gaucher’s disease, chronic pancreatitis, Crohn’s disease or lupus. 3 What are the symptoms of ON?
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Risk factors are many, such as hip trauma, alcohol abuse, excessive use of corticosteroids, hemoglobinopathy, Gaucher’s disease, pregnancy, coagulopathies, Caisson disease
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