Difference between revisions of "Femoral head"

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 *[[AKA]] ''avascular necrosis'', abbreviated ''AVN''.
 ===General===
-*May be due to steroids.<ref>URL: [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal_and_connective_tissue_disorders/osteonecrosis/osteonecrosis.html http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal_and_connective_tissue_disorders/osteonecrosis/osteonecrosis.html]. Accessed on: 30 April 2012.</ref>
+Risk factors:
+*Oral steroids, e.g. prednisone.<ref>URL: [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal_and_connective_tissue_disorders/osteonecrosis/osteonecrosis.html http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal_and_connective_tissue_disorders/osteonecrosis/osteonecrosis.html]. Accessed on: 30 April 2012.</ref>
+*[[Cushing disease]].
+*[[Cushing syndrome]].
+*Radiation.
 ===Gross===