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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 87, Issue 10 483-489, Copyright © 1997 by American Podiatric Medical Association
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BD Haverstock, LD Barth and AM Jacobs
Department of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Deaconess Medical Center, St Louis, USA.
Avascular necrosis of bone is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, particularly in those patients receiving corticosteroids. The authors review the pathogenesis and diagnosis of avascular necrosis and describe an ankle arthrodesis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed avascular necrosis of the talus.
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