Avascular necrosis of bilateral femoral head in a HIV patient

• Main Authors: Vivekanand R Kamat (Author), Murugesh Pastapur (Author), Sangram Biradar (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Avascular necrosis (AVN) is due to ischemic death of the bone involving typically the femoral heads. Its incidence rate is higher in HIV-infected patients and is multifactorial. The factors such as dyslipidemia, alcohol use, steroid use, protease inhibitor in highly active anti-retroviral therapy (H...