Avascular Necrosis in Compressed Air Workers

Avascular necrosis of the femoral heads in a compressed air worker.

Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid Preiser Disease

No consensus regarding optimal treatment or etiology of Preiser disease exists. We described the epidemiology,classification and treatment characteristics of 18 patients with Preiser disease. Patients with changes related to previoustrauma, and without radiographs were excluded. Based on the radiographs at diagnosis, we classified 13 scaphoids asHerbert Lanzetta stage II, four...

Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate

Core Decompression for Avascular Necrosis

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Core Decompression for Avascular Necrosis

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