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I'm 48 years old and have already had both shoulders replaced and my left hip replaced. I was diagnosed with avascular necrosis (AVN) in January of 2004. It seems I have to have a major joint replaced every two years. First was my right shoulder in July of 2004, then my left hip in August of 2006 and I'm currently recovering from left shoulder replacement surgery done March of this year. I also have AVN in my right hip and in both knees. So I will have more surgery in the future. Not only did I have to deal with the pain prior to surgery, but I also lost range of motion and strength. I have been lucky in finding a specialist who does not hesitate to perform the surgery when the pain is too unbearable. However, I was referred to this specialist by my regular orthopedic doctor/surgeon. My regular orthopedic doctor did not feel equal to doing the surgery due to my age. I can say from my experience, it is much better to go through the surgery and rehab than to experience the pain I had prior to surgery. One can get off the pain meds too, at least for awhile when one has more than one joint involved, and not worry about getting addicted to those pain meds. Plus, I have been able to get most of my range of motion and strength back. Just have a positive outlook and you'll be fine. Good luck, cdc (Tig1spaz2 (talk) 02:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC))

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1 Surgery
2 Aseptic necrosis
3 DISCLAIMER
4 External links
5 Ficat Scale

[edit] Surgery

My husband was diagnosed with avascular necrosis and was told that it did not matter when he decided he wanted surgery,that his condition would not worsen over a period of time.That was about 3yrs ago. now he is having such extreme pain continously and even his pain medication is hardly touching the pain.He is 46 yrs old , what are the risks and longterm pros on this surgery? He has an app. with another surgeon this month to talk about the surgery and to get a second opinion> thanks, fw___4.230.132.9 14:33, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

i don't know how much help i can be.. i'm 22 years old and have been suffering from AVN for 3 years. i have been told that they do not want to perform surgery until i am older. i do know that i'm forced to wait because replacement bones usually only have a lifespan of approximately 10 years. the recovery from the surgery is a very long one, approximately 6 months to a year, and will include regular physiotherapy, for the affected joint. the benefits, i assume, would be less pain, and more use of the joint. although i would think that there would still be some stiffness and a little bit of pain from time to time.

My son is only 7 and has this, it is in his right hip and he is trendelenburn negative. At the moment we have been told just to modify his activites (no sport) and treat with analgesics. I am so worried about what the future holds for him. Should I let him enjoy as much as he can now as he is not complaining of being in any pain at the moment. he was born with double dislocation that was never picked up until he was 2. He has already had 3 lots of surgery. His future sounds like it is going to be full of pain and surgery. You are only 22 what do you think? He wants to play tennis and cricket. ````9 February 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.191.182.143 (talk) 23:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Aseptic necrosis

How does Avascular necrosis relate to Aseptic necrosis? Arthurrh 03:33, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DISCLAIMER

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[edit] External links

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I realize that some links are helpful to certain users, but they still do not comply with Wikipedia policy, and therefore must not be included in the article. WhatamIdoing (talk) 07:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ficat Scale

69.120.224.194 (talk) 17:09, 17 January 2008 (UTC) It is my understanding that the diagnosis of osteonecrosis makes frequent reference to the Ficat scale. It would be useful to include a defintion of, and/or link to the Ficat scale for supporting reference.

Thanks very much

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