avascular necrosis
MONDO:0018373Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names avascular necrosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Necrotic changes in the bone tissue due to interruption of blood supply. Most often affecting the epiphysis of the long bones, the necrotic changes result in the collapse and the destruction of the bone structure.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018373), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: avascular necrosis
- Also called
- avascular necrosis of boneAVN