AIDS Treatment News Issue #379, April 12, 2002
John S. James
An overview of the growing problem of bone disease -- especially avascular necrosis (also called osteonecrosis, or aseptic necrosis), which is requiring an increasing number of hip replacements in persons who have had AIDS and been on HAART for many years, was published in the April 2002 issue of POZ ("Hip to the Future," by Anne-christine d'Adesky, page 28-31 and 39).
Avascular necrosis (which is different from osteopenia or osteoporosis, caused be loss of bone minerals) occurs when blood vessels that supply the bone constrict, cutting off blood supply and causing bone death. No one knows the cause, although there are many theories. The condition can be hard to diagnose early, and it is not known how many people are affected.
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