**7. Conclusion**

Publications regarding osteonecrosis rarely provide an overview of the problem. In general, the subject is included as a chapter on books that address some specific joints, such as osteonecrosis of the hip and osteonecrosis of the knee.

Works dedicated to dealing with the subject also usually give greater prominence to the novelties related to the articulations of greater prevalence.

Although succinct, the aim of this book is to highlight some recent or little discussed topics of the subject, hardly present in other works. In this sense, the reader will find very interesting chapters, written by several specialists who deal in research and clinical practice with the set of problems called osteonecrosis.
