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AVN in both hips

2025-06-27 19:16:10
My mother(age 62) has been diagnosed with bilateral AVN, level 3 in the right hip and level 2 in the left, likely due to steroid injections she received during her ICU stay for COVID-19 (15 days). We discovered this condition about two months ago and looking for non-surgical treatment options. I am seeing some positive reviews about Focused Shockwave Therapy being effective, but I couldn’t find any centers offering this treatment in Chennai. Kindly suggest.
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Actually this condition can’t be reversed.. it’s ideal to go for total hip replacement.. you can give a try with core decompression.. but results won’t be as you expect.. final decision can be made after seeing an Xray

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Surgical procedure is very well required for such cases, will give immediate pain relief with mobility . SWT can be tried for grade 2 hip

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Non surgical procedure give you only some year of hope of being healthy. Surgery is definitive mode of treatment

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Surgical treatment is ultimately solution

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