ArticleBMJ case reports2021
Avascular necrosis as a part of 'long COVID-19'.
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- Osteonecrosis as a manifestation of Long-COVID Syndrome: a systematic review.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The pandemic is gone but its consequences are here to stay: avascular necrosis following corticosteroids administration for severe COVID-19.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Femoral head avascular necrosis in COVID-19 survivors: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical and treatment-related determinants of advanced-stage femoral head osteonecrosis following COVID-19: a five-year retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Proportion of Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head in Coronavirus Disease 19 Patients.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- [Atraumatic necrosis of the femoral head].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Exploring the Association Between COVID-19 and Avascular Necrosis: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Post-COVID-19 Steroid-Induced Avascular Necrosis of the Hip: Does Severity of Infection Influence Functional Outcome?Cureus · 2025Article
- Characteristics of osteonecrosis of the femoral head after COVID-19 steroid treatment compared to steroid-associated osteonecrosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Osteonecrosis following Steroid Therapy in COVID-19 Patients: An Outlook on the Emerging Problem.Hip & pelvis · 2025Review
- Osteonecrosis with Concomitant Septic Arthritis of Bilateral Hips following Severe COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Functional and HIP survivorship outcomes of free Vascularized fibula graft in the management of post COVID-19 Osteonecrosis of femur head: A prospective case series.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Is there an Increase in Total Hip Arthroplasty Due to Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head After Covid-19 Pandemic?: A Retrospective Study Among Patients in Central Karnataka, India.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Corticosteroid-associated osteonecrosis of the femoral head in an 87-year-old patient following treatment for COVID-19-associated pneumonia: A case report.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
- Plausible mechanism of drug resistance and side-effects of COVID-19 therapeutics: a bottleneck for its eradication.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2024Review
- Transient Osteoporosis of Hip as a Part of "Long COVID-19": A Case Series.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- The role of NOS3-rs1799983 and NOS3- rs2070744 SNP in occurrence of avascular necrosis as a post COVID-19 complication.BMC medical genomics · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Autologous Adult Live-Cultured Osteoblast (AALCO) Implantation in Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: A Mid-Term Outcome Analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Using Computed Tomography-Based Three-dimensional Modeling and Computer Navigation for Minimally Invasive Core Decompression and Adjuvant Orthobiologic Therapy of Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
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Abstract
'Long COVID-19' can affect different body systems. At present, avascular necrosis (AVN) as a sequalae of 'long COVID-19' has yet not been documented. By large-scale use of life-saving corticosteroids in COVID-19 cases, we anticipate that there will be a resurgence of AVN cases. We report a series of three cases in which patients developed AVN of the femoral head after being treated for COVID-19 infection. The mean dose of prednisolone used in these cases was 758 mg (400-1250 mg), which is less than the mean cumulative dose of around 2000 mg steroid, documented in the literature as causative for AVN. Patients were symptomatic and developed early AVN presentation at a mean of 58 days after COVID-19 diagnosis as compared with the literature which shows that it generally takes 6 months to 1 year to develop AVN post steroid exposure.
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