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Can Exposure To Agent Orange Cause Femoral Head Necrosis?

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Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2014
Question: can exposure to agent orange cause femoral head necrosis
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Answered by Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi (53 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There is a link made by medical experts to dioxin (agent orange).

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have studied your case.

There is a link made by medical experts to dioxin exposure. Dioxin can cause problems with blood supply to large bones - impaired blood supply to bones can cause AVN [femoral head necrosis], and thus the necessary nexus.
As no enough data of exposure and disease is available percentage wise relation of dioxin [Agent Orange] with AVN is not stated.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care.
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Can Exposure To Agent Orange Cause Femoral Head Necrosis?

Brief Answer: There is a link made by medical experts to dioxin (agent orange). Detailed Answer: Hello, I have studied your case. There is a link made by medical experts to dioxin exposure. Dioxin can cause problems with blood supply to large bones - impaired blood supply to bones can cause AVN [femoral head necrosis], and thus the necessary nexus. As no enough data of exposure and disease is available percentage wise relation of dioxin [Agent Orange] with AVN is not stated. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.