What is bone necrosis?

Bone necrosis, also called avascular necrosis is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones. Without blood, the bone and tissue surrounding it dies, which causes the bone to deteriorate, often leading to collapse of a joint.

How do members experience bone necrosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bone necrosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for bone necrosis*

Who has bone necrosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 9
30s 30
40s 75
50s 97
60s 103
70+ 47

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 104
Female 249

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What is bone necrosis?

Bone necrosis, also called avascular necrosis is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones. Without blood, the bone and tissue surrounding it dies, which causes the bone to deteriorate, often leading to collapse of a joint.



Common symptoms reported by people with bone necrosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bone necrosis

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Compare treatments taken by people with bone necrosis

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Who has bone necrosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 122 say bone necrosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 9
30s 30
40s 75
50s 97
60s 103
70+ 47
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 9
20-29 years 34
30-39 years 43
40-49 years 31
50-59 years 22
60-69 years 6
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 104
Female 249

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 204
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from bone necrosis patients who have completed their condition history
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