Many patients recovering from Covid-19 have complained of joint pain which has started worrying doctors that this bone death, medically known as avascular necrosis, could be another devastating post-covid complication like mucormycosis. What is bone death or avascular necrosis? Watch: Senior doctor explains new post-Covid complicationWhat is the cause of bone death? SymptomsPersistent hip pain, joint pain. Dr Ishwar Bohra, Senior consultant, Joint replacement Surgeon, Centre for orthopaedics, BLK institute for Bone, joint replacement told ANI, "Bone death is not new, but now is being seen as a post-Covid-19 effect.

Source: Hindustan Times July 07, 2021 05:34 UTC