Diagnosis and treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head of Covid etiology in the early stages

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