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By Mayo Clinic staffAvascular necrosis may cause no signs or symptoms. But some people experience pain or a loss of range of motion in the affected joint. Where you experience pain depends on where the avascular necrosis occurs. For instance:
- Avascular necrosis of the hip may cause pain in your groin. Pain may radiate down your thigh to your knee. Pain is usually worse when standing or walking.
- Avascular necrosis of the wrist may cause wrist pain and finger weakness. You might feel less pain when you keep your hand still. The wrist bones most commonly associated with avascular necrosis include the lunate (Kienbock disease) and the scaphoid (Preiser disease).
- Avascular necrosis of the knee causes knee pain. The bone most commonly affected is the lower end of the thighbone (femur).
- Avascular necrosis of the shoulder usually involves the head of your upper arm bone (humerus). Pain and stiffness are common.
Avascular necrosis may also develop in the bones of your foot, ankle, spine and jaw.
