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*[[AKA]] ''avascular necrosis'', abbreviated ''AVN''.
*[[AKA]] ''avascular necrosis'', abbreviated ''AVN''.
===General===
===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===
===Gross===
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