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<section begin="orthopaedics hip" /><section begin="orthopaedics" /><section begin="radiology" />'''Osteonecrosis''', also called '''avascular necrosis''', refers to ischaemic necrosis of bone caused by impaired blood supply. It may affect any part of the bone but most commonly the knee and femoral head. It's most common in children and adolescents.<section end="radiology" /><section end="orthopaedics hip" />
<section begin="orthopaedics" /><section begin="orthopaedics hip" /><section begin="orthopaedics" /><section begin="radiology" />'''Osteonecrosis''', also called '''avascular necrosis''', refers to ischaemic necrosis of bone caused by impaired blood supply. It may affect any part of the bone but most commonly the knee and femoral head. It's most common in children and adolescents.<section end="radiology" /><section end="orthopaedics hip" />


See also [[osteonecrosis of the foot]] and [[osteonecrosis of the hip]], both of which most commonly occur in children.
See also [[osteonecrosis of the foot]] and [[osteonecrosis of the hip]], both of which most commonly occur in children.