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Avascular Necrosis

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We aimed to discuss an unusual but neglected disease of the shoulder in this chapter with an example of a real case. Avascular necrosis of the humeral head is mostly not noticed by the physicians even in high risk potential patients. Consideration of this disease in differential diagnosis of shoulder problems in high risk patients would avoid its potential catastrophic consequences.

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    Gazi Huri M.D., Mehmet Kaymakoğlu M.D., Yusuf Bora Bozduman M.D., Ersin Mutlu M.D. & Mahmut N. Doral M.D.

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Huri, G., Kaymakoğlu, M., Bozduman, Y.B., Mutlu, E., Doral, M.N. (2017). Avascular Necrosis. In: Huri, G., Paschos, N. (eds) The Shoulder. Orthopaedic Study Guide Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51979-1_15

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