Is long COVID causing joint pains, damaging your bones?

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The exact mechanism by which COVID-19 may lead to Avascular Necrosis (AVN) is not fully understood but it is related to the systemic inflammation and blood clotting abnormalities that can occur in severe Covid cases and disrupt blood supply to the bone, says Dr Vaibhav Bagaria, Director, Orthopaedics, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai