Knee Osteonecrosis: When Bone Death Knocks On Your Door

A diagnosis of knee osteonecrosis could understandably have you worried sick, for the term-literally meaning bone death-is ominous indeed. You may feel that youve been unfairly singled out to suffer a rare condition, that the disease is inevitably progressive, and that you are ultimately doomed. A Brighter View None of this is true. First, it is not a rare condition. It is estimated that thousands of Americans are diagnosed with osteonecrosis annually. Dr. Kenneth Marks-orthopaedic surgeon…