MEDICATION RELATED OSTEONECROSIS
Osteonecrosis, also known as avascular necrosis (AVN), aseptic necrosis or ischemic bone necrosis, is a disease resulting in the death of bone cells. If the process involves the bones near a joint, it often leads to the collapse of the joint surface and subsequent arthritis due to an irregular joint surface. Fortunately, a variety of treatment options are available to treat osteonecrosis.
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Symptoms
Caused by medication used to treat osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis medications attack osteoclasts and remove bone
Osteoclasts clean out the dead bone but this causes a problem if the patient has had trauma to the head and neck
Therapy
Antibiotic treatment for bacterial infection
Mouth rinses
Combined Vitamin E and Pentoxyfylline course of therapy
Surgical removal of dead tissue
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
