Abstract:
Avascular bone necrosis (osteonecrosis) developed as a bad
consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic (SARS-CoV-2) that swept the whole world.
In 5-58% of patients with severe type COVID-19, the bones are affected by avascular
necrosis. In 39% of patients with SARS-CoV-2, avascular necrosis of the femoral
head developed within a few months after atypical pneumonia. Avascular necrosis is
a disease that most often develops in people of working age (the average age is 33-45
years) and leads to severe disability associated with the death of bone tissue in a
certain area. Discussions about the pathogenesis of postcovid avascular necrosis, the
possibilities of its diagnosis and treatment at early stages cause active discussions.
Given that COVID-19 infection is widespread among young people and people of
working age, early diagnosis and treatment of this form of osteonecrosis are of great
social and economic importance
