Avascular Necrosis (AVN) Hip: Causes & Treatment | Dr. Ranjan B. Patariya | Shalby Lucknow What is Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the hip, and how is it different from common arthritis? In this video, Dr. Ranjan B. Patariya, Senior Joint Replacement & Trauma Surgeon at Shalby Hospitals, Lucknow, explains this condition where the blood supply to the hip bone is interrupted, causing the bone tissue to die. 📞 Book an Appointment: Call: 095120 09307 Website: www.shalby.org #AVNHip #HipReplacement #Ava

2.3K views · 12 reactions | Dr. Kevin Shea, pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Stanford Medicine Children's Health, explains avascular necrosis, a condition where a lack of blood supply causes bone tissue death. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and important steps for early diagnosis and treatment. | Stanford Medicine Children's Health | Facebook

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a pathologic process that results from interruption of blood supply to the bone. AVN of the hip is poorly understood, but this process is the final common pathway of traumatic or nontraumatic factors that compromise the already precarious circulation of the femoral head. Femoral head ischemia results in the death of marrow and osteocytes and usually results in the collapse of the necrotic segment. Femoral head avascular necrosis (AVN) is an increas