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What is the medical (nonsurgical) treatment for avascular necrosis of femoral head due to CS therapy in elderly patients?

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  #2

statins

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  #3

Any other experts any idea on this?

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  #4

avoidance of weightbearing on the affected joints for couple of weeks. (treat underl. ds). :?:

  #5

How statins?

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  #6

mash please explain why stastins?

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  #7

in pts on corticosteroids, statins prevent avascular necrosis ...

bcoz the mechanism by which steroids cause osteonecrosis may be by adipogenesis...
[--skinner current orthopedics]

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  #8

thanks mash

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