Prevalence Rates and an Evaluation of Reported Risk Factors for Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis) in Crohn’s Disease

Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) occurs in Crohn’s disease, but the rate of this particular complication is not known. Over 20 years, 877 patients with Crohn’s disease, 492 women (56.1%) and 385 men (43.9%), were evaluated with patient follow-up data available for a mean of 7.8 years. In this grou...

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Main Authors: Hugh J Freeman, Katy J Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/958086
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