Corticosteroid-Associated Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head in Patients with Severe COVID-19: A Single-Center Study

CONCLUSIONS The data from this study corroborate earlier studies and case reports, suggesting an increased occurrence of AVN of the femoral head during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the high-dose corticosteroid therapy employed for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.PMID:37431094 | DOI:10.12659/MSM.940965

Source: Medical Science Monitor - July 11, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Vensan Velchov Pavel Georgiev Stefan Tserovski Tsvetan Tsenkov Venelin Alexiev Source Type: research