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The Prevalence of Osteonecrosis in Different Parts of the World

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Osteonecrosis is a major increasing health problem all over the world. Osteonecrosis is the final stage of a number of conditions leading to bone death [1]. It has undergone several name changes. Several used synonyms are avascular necrosis, idiopathic avascular necrosis, aseptic necrosis, and ischemic necrosis of bone. Aseptic necrosis was initially used to differentiate the condition of osteonecrosis from bone infections. Avascular or ischemic necrosis presumed a homogeneous etiology and pathogenesis. The term osteonecrosis describes the main common aspect of bone death and is more neutral in its assumption of causation [2].

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein zuid 10, 9101, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands

    A. C. Gosling-Gardeniers, W. H. C. Rijnen & J. W. M. Gardeniers

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Kyung-Hoi Koo

  2. Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Michael A. Mont

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Gosling-Gardeniers, A.C., Rijnen, W.H.C., Gardeniers, J.W.M. (2014). The Prevalence of Osteonecrosis in Different Parts of the World. In: Koo, KH., Mont, M., Jones, L. (eds) Osteonecrosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35767-1_4

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