avascular necrosis causes (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for the causes of avascular necrosis (AVN) or more correctly osteonecrosis:
- STARS
- PLASTIC RAGS
- ASEPTIC
Mnemonics
STARS
Most common causes:
- S: steroids, SLE
- T: trauma (e.g. femoral neck fracture, hip dislocation, scaphoid fracture, slipped capital femoral epiphysis )
- A: alcohol excess (chronic)
- R: radiation, rheumatoid arthritis, renal failure
- S: sickle cell disease
PLASTIC RAGS
- P: pancreatitis, pregnancy
- L: lupus (SLE)
- A: alcohol excess (chronic)
- S: steroids
- T: trauma
- I: idiopathic, infection
- C: caisson disease, collagen vascular disease
- R: radiation, rheumatoid arthritis
- A: amyloid arthropathy
- G: Gaucher disease
- S: sickle cell disease
ASEPTIC
- A: alcohol excess (chronic)
- S: sickle cell disease/SLE
- E: exogenous steroid
- P: pancreatitis
- T: trauma
- I: infection
- C: caisson disease
Siehe auch:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu avascular necrosis causes (mnemonic):
