What is femoral head collapse?

Bone necrosis of the hip occurs when the blood circulation to the head of the femur (thighbone) is compromised. When the femur bone in the hip joint dies, it can lead to the collapse of the femoral head.

How do members experience femoral head collapse?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with femoral head collapse*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for femoral head collapse*

Who has femoral head collapse on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 2
50s 3
60s 3
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 6

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What is femoral head collapse?

Bone necrosis of the hip occurs when the blood circulation to the head of the femur (thighbone) is compromised. When the femur bone in the hip joint dies, it can lead to the collapse of the femoral head.



Common symptoms reported by people with femoral head collapse

Common symptoms
How bad it is
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 femoral head collapse

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Compare treatments taken by people with femoral head collapse

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have femoral head collapse through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with femoral head collapse? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has femoral head collapse on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 7 say femoral head collapse is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 2
50s 3
60s 3
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 6

These charts show data from femoral head collapse patients who have completed their condition history
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