Characteristic Bone and Joint Changes in Compressed-Air Workers: A Survey of Symptomless Cases

Bell, Amy; Edson, George N.; Hornick, Newton

doi:10.1148/38.6.698

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Secondary Avascular Necrosis1

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“…The condition usually occurs on decompression from a high to a low pressure. The bone changes have been described by James (1945) and Bell et al (1942). Recently Markham (1967) has drawn attention to the possibility of avascular necrosis having occurred in high flying airmen from World War II; he believed that the condition could be accounted for by exposure to a low pressure and that it may appear as a delayed effect.…”

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confidence: 95%