avascular necrosis and osteonecrosis Archives

Abstract Number: 699 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Osteonecrosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Prevalence, Patterns and Outcomes
Nimrit Dhillon¹, Dominique Ibanez¹, Dafna D. Gladman² and Murray B. Urowitz², ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Osteonecrosis is a serious comorbidity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The reported frequency of symptomatic osteonecrosis in SLE is variable, ranging from 4% to…
Abstract Number: 55 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Validation of the Diagnosis of Avascular Necrosis of Bone in Administrative Data
Medha Barbhaiya¹, Yan Dong², Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Elena Losina², Karen H. Costenbader¹ and Jeffrey N. Katz³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Avascular necrosis (AVN) of bone is a painful, disabling condition. Studies aimed at improving the diagnosis or treatment of AVN require accurate case-finding methods.…

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