/familial avascular necrosis of femoral head

familial avascular necrosis of femoral head

Rare Disease

MONDO:0012126

Also Known As

aseptic Necrosis of femoral headaseptic Necrosis of head of femurfamilial osteonecrosis of the femoral headANFHANFH1avascular NECROSIS of femoral head, primaryavascular NECROSIS of femoral head, primary, 1avascular Necrosis of femoral head, primary, 1familial avascular necrosis of the femoral headfemoral head, aseptic Necrosis offemoral head, avascular Necrosis ofischaemic Necrosis of femoral headischemic Necrosis of femoral headosteonecrosis of femoral headprimary avascular necrosis of the femoral head

Definition

Avascular necrosis of femoral head (ANFH) is a severely disabling disease characterized by progressive groin pain, a limping gait, leg length discrepancy, collapse of the subchondral bone, limitation of hip function and eventual degeneration of the hip joint requiring total hip arthroplasty.