my fiancee has Avascular necrosis in the hip bone?my fiancee is 28 years old and he has avascular necrosis in the hip bone and will need to have hip replacement next week.he has had severe pain since maybe oct.i would like to know if there is any one that is in the late 20s that have had this disease in the hip and had to have hip replacement.im pregnant with our 3rd child and being pregnant and having this surgery approaching is making me stress out and worry about this surgery.i know this surgery has been done many times a day by doctors and people who need it.but being pregnant and having mood swings its making me feel worse.does any one know how this disease got in to his bone?what causes it. steve dont play sports he dont take no steroids. he drinks every night is the drinking the cause of this disease?is this disease hereditary?thank you
Kraftee
Two major RISK FACTORS for AVN are: heavy use of corticosteroids over a long period of time and heavy drinking. There are several other less common risk factors. Scroll through this link to find them.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/avascular-necrosis/DS00650/DSECTION=risk-factors
The specific CAUSES of AVN are: joint injury, narrowed vessels, pressure inside the bone. These describe WHAT happens, not WHY it happens:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/avascular-necrosis/DS00650/DSECTION=causes
Hip replacement is an effective treatment for AVN and should have him back on his feet and pain-free. The condition is one of the common reasons that people as young as your fiance need hip replacement (other reasons include injury/fracture, dysplasia). I've had both hips replaced because I suffered from severe osteoarthritis, the most common reason for old people (like me) to need hip replacement.
As for the drinking, I'll leave it up to you to judge whether the drinking is a problem - AVN or no AVN.
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