Catalog

Familial avascular necrosis of femoral head

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Link to WHO Definition

Familial avascular necrosis of femoral head – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1216860745

Familial avascular necrosis of femoral head (ANFH) constitutes the rare hereditary form of ANFH, a severely disabling disease characterised by progressive groin pain, a limping gait, leg length discrepancy, collapse of the subchondral bone, limitation of hip function and eventual degeneration of the hip joint requiring total hip arthroplasty.