Ejemplos de uso de avascular
1. Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 1742 hours IST Mumbai, February 26: Two Mumbai–based orthopaedic surgeons have claimed to have developed a non–invasive treatment for severe painful joints affected by Avascular Necrosis (AVN). Sanjay Agarwala, head of Orthopaedic Department, Hinduja Hospital and V R Joshi of the same hospital said "the novel method developed by them could treat patients with AVN without surgery." Avascular Necrosis (AVN), when untreated leads to hip arthritis needing surgical intervention like surface replacement or total hip replacement, they said.
2. Just before the Tour de France in July he revealed that the broken hip he sustained in a crash while training in January 2003 near his California home had caused a condition known as avascular necrosis, resulting in decreased blood flow and deterioration of the joint.