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Necrosis, grafts and healing in bone

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Biopsy of Bone in Internal Medicine: An Atlas and Sourcebook

Part of the book series: Current Histopathology ((CUHI,volume 21))

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The most common site of osteonecrosis is the femoral head due to deprivation of its blood supply, often because of a femoral neck fracture. Non-traumatic bone death is called ’idiopathic (primary) necrosis’, which may be associated with various factors49. This also occurs mostly in the femur, although the humerus, tibia and radius may likewise be affected. However, bone necrosis is rarely observed in the iliac crest, probably due to its abundant blood supply. Furthermore, osteonecrosis of non-weightbearing skeletal sites is often clinically silent and painless.

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Bartl, R., Frisch, B. (1993). Necrosis, grafts and healing in bone. In: Biopsy of Bone in Internal Medicine: An Atlas and Sourcebook. Current Histopathology, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2222-1_8

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