Bone necrosis
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What is bone necrosis?
Bone necrosis, also called avascular necrosis is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones. Without blood, the bone and tissue surrounding it dies, which causes the bone to deteriorate, often leading to collapse of a joint.
Common symptoms reported by people with bone necrosis
Treatments taken by people for bone necrosis
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Who has bone necrosis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 101 say bone necrosis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 8 | |
| 30s | 23 | |
| 40s | 33 | |
| 50s | 22 | |
| 60s | 20 | |
| 70+ | 60 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 14 | |
| 20-29 years | 13 | |
| 30-39 years | 15 | |
| 40-49 years | 9 | |
| 50-59 years | 8 | |
| 60-69 years | 10 | |
| 70+ years | 8 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 92 | |
| Female | 216 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 197 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2 |