Avascular Necrosis (AVN)

Avascular necrosis (AVN)

we are going to discuss Avascular Necrosis (AVN)

Introduction 

Avascular neurosis is a disease in which blood circulation loose and completely blocked in the
bone and joints mostly in the femoral head. Bone tissue dies because no proper nutrition
supply in the bone. The femoral head slowly changes its shape and later this collapse. It
mostly occurs in 30 to 50 yrs. Old people. It mostly occurs in males as compared to females. It’s
different stages and these stages depend on severity. Early stages can be cured by
physiotherapy treatment.

The hip joint is most affected as compared to other joints such as the shoulder joint, knee joint,
elbow and wrist joint.

Causes

  1. AVN is occur due to trauma
  2. Intake of alcohol and smoking
  3. Intake of steroids drugs for a long time
  4. It occurs due to fracture
  5. Intake of anti-cancerous drugs
  6. It occurs in bone infections
  7. Dislocation of hip joint
  8. Organ transplantation especially kidney
  9. Radiotherapy treatment such as cancerous patients can weaken the bone
  10. Another reason blood clots, damage the arteries and this reason blood does not flow into bone
  11. Autoimmune diseases such as lupus
  12. Due to sickle cell anemia, normal blood amount is not present.

Symptoms

  • Hip joint pain
  • Muscle tightness in the hip joint
  • pain in the groin area
  • some times pain radiates from the hip joint to the knee joint
  • Pain increase in weight bearing, load in the femur bone
  • Loss of joint range of motion
  • Felling of numbness and tingling sensation in the affected leg
  • low back pain and poor posture occur

 

Diagnosis:-

  • Perform some special tests to check the bone functionality
  • The early stage of AVN is not clear by x-ray
  • Through MRI report clear the stages of AVN
  • Check the AVN by CT scan
  • Doctors recommended a bone scan

 

Treatment

  • Medicine through treatment AVN
  • Surgery – Stages 3 and 4 need surgery
  • Physiotherapy treatment – Stages first and second can be cured by physiotherapy treatment

 

At  DNPR we have an expert physiotherapist for Avascular Necrosis (AVN)

We Provide Physiotherapists at home, Physiotherapy treatment in Delhi.

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Our centers are given below.

U.K Nursing Home- Vikaspuri

Jyoti Nursing Home-Vikaspuri

Mata Roop Rani Maggo Hospital-Uttam Nagar

Medi Max Health Care Vikas Nagar Delhi

Samar Hospital Dwarka, Goyla Dairy,Qutub Vihar, Delhi

INDUS VALLEY HOSPITAL- Najafgarh

Amarleela Hospital-Janakpuri

Raman Orthocare

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