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
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What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bone necrosis
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Data from patients with bone necrosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with bone necrosis
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for bone necrosis (1 evaluation)
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Data from patients with bone necrosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has bone necrosis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 100 say bone necrosis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 3 | |
| 30s | 43 | |
| 40s | 82 | |
| 50s | 89 | |
| 60s | 61 | |
| 70+ | 27 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 9 | |
| 20-29 years | 34 | |
| 30-39 years | 42 | |
| 40-49 years | 28 | |
| 50-59 years | 22 | |
| 60-69 years | 5 | |
| 70+ years | 3 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 91 | |
| Female | 216 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 196 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2 |
These charts show data from bone necrosis patients who have completed their condition history
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