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Re: avascular necrosis and prednisone

From: cacopard@bellsouth.net
Date: 02 Oct 2000
Time: 14:14:49
Remote Name: 216.76.177.224

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My 34 year old husband is in the hospital recovering from THR due to prednisone related AVN. He was on prednisone in 1993 and after 3 months he began experiencing hip pain. 7 years later his hip was completely destroyed by AVN. He had not been told of the risk of AVN by prednisone use.

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