hip necrosis

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Your movement may be limited, but your options don't have to be. See how other patients conquered their pain and get started on your own journey to recovery.

Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski
Inspirational college coach and DePuy joint recipient.

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"Hi, I'm Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University's Men's Basketball team. If you could take a journey to move better, live better, why wouldn't you? I did when I had joint replacement surgery.

"I'm here to tell you that you have two opponents. Pain and lack of mobility. Pain can get you down every day. Lack of mobility can lead to decreased speed and loss of endurance. With speed and endurance loss, you don't stay competitive and you spend energy just trying to catch up. But you've got to fight your opponents to stay in the game.

"I know it isn't always easy. There was a part of me that thought of stopping, giving up coaching altogether. I would never have won two Olympic team medals and four NCAA Championships if I hadn't had my surgeries.

"Now, I don't have to overcompensate for injury and pain. I'm more active than before, I have relief from pain and I'm even quicker on my feet. People say I look better now. Do you want your life back the way it should be? You have two choices, a continued downward spiral or take action.

"So don't let the injury win. You don't need to live in pain. That's why I want to encourage you to empower yourself. Get educated, develop a personal treatment plan with your doctor, build a team of support and commit to reclaiming your life. Remember, this is a major event in your life—treat it as such. What you put into it will multiply for you at the end of the journey."
 

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Avascular necrosisAvascular necrosisA condition where bony tissue dies because of insufficient blood supply. is caused by the loss of blood supply to the bones, resulting in the boneboneThe hard tissue that provides structural support to the body. It is primarily composed of hydroxyapatite cryst... tissuetissueA collection of similar cells and the intercellular substances surrounding them. dying and the bone collapsing. If this happens near a jointjointThe junction or articulation of two or more bones that permits varying degrees of motion between the bones., it can lead to the collapse of the jointjointThe junction between the ends of two adjacent bones. surface. Avascular necrosis is also known as osteonecrosis, asepticasepticFreedom from infection, sterile. necrosis and ischemic bone necrosis.

This disorder usually afflicts approximately 20,000 people between the ages of 30–50 every year. It is a disabling condition that can cause:

When avascular necrosis of the hip is diagnosed before the head of the femurfemurThe long bone of the thigh. (thigh bone) has not yet collapsed, certain medical procedures may help the body build new blood vessels and bone cells to replace the dead ones. However, if collapse has occurred, hip replacement surgerysurgeryThe branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease, injury, and deformity by operation or manipula... may reduce pain and provide patients with better mobility.

May 15 2012 - 19:17:49