Re: Re: AVN/OA

[Guest guest]

>Sorry about the confusion. I was not blunt enough. Perhaps due to the fact that

I am watching my mouth a little more carefully now and did not wish to

offend anyone. Mea culpa.

>SEVERE Alcoholism is the second highest risk factor for the developement of AVN

based on lifestyle choices. This does not even take trauma into the equation

as severa trauma is normally not a lifestyle choice.

>Very few alcholics like to admit to the problem in an open forum. I had not

seen other mention of it even being a possibility here. There is a definite

cause for concern.

>I happen to fall into the category of individuals for whom the physicians throw

their hands in the air, shrug their shoulders and admit they don't know the

causality but the only cure is a shiney new hip.

Greg

on 1/5/03 11:03 AM, boxwoman101 at

boxwoman101@... wrote:

>Hi GREG i must stress AVN can be caused by trauma as well as

steroid use and alcohol,you have got to be a alcholic to get AVN

alone from that.

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I was told by a couple of orthos that more than not, most people will

never know what caused their AVN. Thats my case anyhow. " the unknown

factor " . Also, definitely old-age is not a factor in developing OA. I

was 36 when I was diagnosed with OA bone-on-bone and had been having

problems with my hip for 10 yrs. This may be genetic in my case as

both my mother and father have horrid joint problems. BUT, I am the

only child in my family with bad joints out of 6 siblings (I am the

youngest). I also tormented my joints throughout jr. high, high

school and jr. college being a gymnast. Although alot of people are

active and do alot of bone-jarring activities such as that, I can

only assume my problems stem from that. I can't assume the few beers

we all enjoy now and again would cause THAT much damage.