Avascular necrosis of hip (AVN) in post renal transplant recipient: Case report & review of literature

Publication date: January–March 2014 Source:Indian Journal of Transplantation, Volume 8, Issue 1 Author(s): Hiralal , Alok K. Udiya , Anuj Thakral , Manish K. Jha , Siddarth Mishra , Narayan Prasad , R.K. Sharma Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is one of the most common skeletal complications among renal allograft recipients complaining of hip pain. While bilateral avascular necrosis is more frequent than the unilateral type, we report a case of unilateral avascular necrosis of the hip occurring post renal transplant recipient. Avascular necrosis was likely the result of steroid therapy. A well-tailored steroid therapy that prevents unjustified high doses and ‘pulsed doses’ while maintaining the optimum maintenance level of steroids is necessary.
Source: Indian Journal of Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Source Type: research