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| Grossing  =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[femoral head]]
| Site      = [[femoral head]]
| Assdx      =
| Assdx      = +/-[[sickle cell disease]]
| Syndromes  =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = +/-oral steroids, +/-radiation
| Clinicalhx = +/-oral steroids, +/-radiation
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It is often just referred to as '''avascular necrosis''', abbreviated '''AVN'''.
It is often just referred to as '''avascular necrosis''', abbreviated '''AVN'''.
In children idiopathic AVN of the of capital femoral epiphysis is known as ''[[Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease]]''.<ref name=pmid24267210>{{cite journal |author=Shah H |title=Perthes disease: evaluation and management |journal=Orthop. Clin. North Am. |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=87–97 |year=2014 |month=January |pmid=24267210 |doi=10.1016/j.ocl.2013.08.005 |url=}}</ref>


==General==
==General==
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*Radiation.  
*Radiation.  
*[[Sickle cell disease]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Al Omran | first1 = A. | title = Multiple drilling compared with standard core decompression for avascular necrosis of the femoral head in sickle cell disease patients. | journal = Arch Orthop Trauma Surg | volume = 133 | issue = 5 | pages = 609-13 | month = May | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1007/s00402-013-1714-9 | PMID = 23494112 }}</ref>
*[[Sickle cell disease]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Al Omran | first1 = A. | title = Multiple drilling compared with standard core decompression for avascular necrosis of the femoral head in sickle cell disease patients. | journal = Arch Orthop Trauma Surg | volume = 133 | issue = 5 | pages = 609-13 | month = May | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1007/s00402-013-1714-9 | PMID = 23494112 }}</ref>
Clinical:
*Pain.<ref name=pmid15885478>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Magnussen | first1 = RA. | last2 = Guilak | first2 = F. | last3 = Vail | first3 = TP. | title = Cartilage degeneration in post-collapse cases of osteonecrosis of the human femoral head: altered mechanical properties in tension, compression, and shear. | journal = J Orthop Res | volume = 23 | issue = 3 | pages = 576-83 | month = May | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.12.006 | PMID = 15885478 }}</ref>
*Locking.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = McCarthy | first1 = J. | last2 = Puri | first2 = L. | last3 = Barsoum | first3 = W. | last4 = Lee | first4 = JA. | last5 = Laker | first5 = M. | last6 = Cooke | first6 = P. | title = Articular cartilage changes in avascular necrosis: an arthroscopic evaluation. | journal = Clin Orthop Relat Res | volume =  | issue = 406 | pages = 64-70 | month = Jan | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1097/01.blo.0000043045.84315.d9 | PMID = 12579001 }}</ref>
*Catching.


==Gross==
==Gross==
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Features:<ref name=pmid20513874>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Steffen | first1 = RT. | last2 = Athanasou | first2 = NA. | last3 = Gill | first3 = HS. | last4 = Murray | first4 = DW. | title = Avascular necrosis associated with fracture of the femoral neck after hip resurfacing: histological assessment of femoral bone from retrieval specimens. | journal = J Bone Joint Surg Br | volume = 92 | issue = 6 | pages = 787-93 | month = Jun | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1302/0301-620X.92B6.23377 | PMID = 20513874 }}
Features:<ref name=pmid20513874>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Steffen | first1 = RT. | last2 = Athanasou | first2 = NA. | last3 = Gill | first3 = HS. | last4 = Murray | first4 = DW. | title = Avascular necrosis associated with fracture of the femoral neck after hip resurfacing: histological assessment of femoral bone from retrieval specimens. | journal = J Bone Joint Surg Br | volume = 92 | issue = 6 | pages = 787-93 | month = Jun | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1302/0301-620X.92B6.23377 | PMID = 20513874 }}
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*Empty lacunae - indicative of necrotic bone.
*Empty lacunae - indicative of necrotic bone (osteonecrosis).
 
*Degnerative changes of the cartilage overlying the necrotic bone.<ref name=pmid15885478/>
DDx:
DDx:
*Suboptimal [[tissue fixation]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Fondi | first1 = C. | last2 = Franchi | first2 = A. | title = Definition of bone necrosis by the pathologist. | journal = Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab | volume = 4 | issue = 1 | pages = 21-6 | month = Jan | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 22460748 }}</ref>
*Suboptimal [[tissue fixation]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Fondi | first1 = C. | last2 = Franchi | first2 = A. | title = Definition of bone necrosis by the pathologist. | journal = Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab | volume = 4 | issue = 1 | pages = 21-6 | month = Jan | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 22460748 }}</ref>
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Joint capsule tissue with focal lymphocytes and plasma cells is present.
Joint capsule tissue with focal lymphocytes and plasma cells is present.
===Remote AVN with focal lesion===
<pre>
FEMORAL HEAD AND SURROUNDING TISSUE, RIGHT, HIP ARTHROPLASTY:
- FOCAL DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF THE CARTILAGE WITH AN UNDERLYING WEDGE OF FIBROSIS
  AND REMODELLED BONE COMPATIBLE WITH A HISTORY OF AVASCULAR NECROSIS.
- DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE.
- BENIGN FIBROADIPOSE TISSUE AND CARTILAGE.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Femoral head]].
*[[Femoral head]].
*[[Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease]].


==References==
==References==
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