Treatment prioritizes restoring blood flow

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: My mom is 61. She started having hip pain and figured it meant a hip replacement surgery at some point in the future. When she saw her doctor, the tests showed osteonecrosis, and the surgery had to happen right away. What causes osteonecrosis, and what happens if you don’t treat it?Dear Reader: Osteonecrosis is a degenerative con...

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