RefHelp - NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Signs & symptoms
- Increasing pain
- Worsening movement
Risk factors
- High dose steroid use
- Excessive alcohol use
- Past radiation exposure/ chemotherapy
- Sickle cell anaemia
- HIV
- Deep sea divers
Avascular Necrosis (AVN) humeral head
Warning
Refer urgently to Orthopaedics.