Osteonecrosis

Definition Osteonecrosis (also known as bone necrosis, bone infarction) is an infarction of a whole bone or a part of a bone, which leads to the death of tissue (= necrosis). In principle, osteonecrosis can occur in any bone in the body (even in the big toe: Renander’s disease). However, there are some preferred localizations. … Osteonecrosis

Knee | Osteonecrosis

Knee Osteonecrosis is also a typical disease for the knee, or the lower end of the thigh bone. If the knee is affected, the medical term is “Ahlbäck’s disease” (synonym: aseptic bone necrosis of the knee). The cause for the death of the bone substance is primarily a disturbance of the regular blood circulation of … Knee | Osteonecrosis

Pine | Osteonecrosis

Pine The long-term intake of bisphosphonates can lead to the death of bone tissue in all bony structures. While this phenomenon is quite rare in the knee area, bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis in the jaw is more common. Furthermore, drugs from the steroid group are also suspected of provoking osteonecrosis of the jaw and knee. Patients suffering … Pine | Osteonecrosis

Therapy | Osteonecrosis

Therapy The therapy of choice for osteonecrosis depends on several factors. Sometimes it is sufficient to spare the affected part of the body for a while and not to burden it with weight, i.e. to treat it purely conservatively. Thanks to this resting period, spontaneous healing can often be achieved. In worse cases, however, only … Therapy | Osteonecrosis

Lunatum malaria

Introduction Under the term lunatum malacia (composed of lunatum malacia), a layman can imagine little to nothing. If one has received the diagnosis oneself, one knows at least already that it must be a disease of the hand, because there it hurts. But what is this disease, what in the hand is affected and will … Lunatum malaria