Familial avascular necrosis of femoral head
Synonyms: Familial osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Avascular necrosis of femoral head (ANFH) is a severely disabling disease characterised 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.
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