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Can someone please say what this means
My dr has asked me to take a biopsy, could you please say what this means "Mild cortical irregularities of left femural head with few ill defined lytic and sclerotic changes with in- collapse of left hip join spaces with sub condral sclerotic changes of avascular necrosis". Please guide
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A vascular necrosis of femoral head.
Biopsy for confirmation of diagnosis. Kindly get it done.
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Its avascular hip necrosis
Femur head is not getting enough blood
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
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Pune
Go for it, to Confirm Diagnosis and Treatment
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