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To: techdiver@santec.boston.ma.us
Subject: Re: osteonecrosis
From: Dave Waller <dave@hp*.cu*.hp*.co*>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 93 10:14:06 PDT

John Heimann writes:

> I still feel better from diving/decompressing on EAN or O2, and I am more
> scared of neurological damage from type II DCS than I am of osteonecrosis, so
> I guess I will continue to use EAN and O2.

This is a tough one, though. Osteonecrosis can result in severe crippling if
it gets bad enough, and from what I understand, can lead to problems with
arthritis as well.

As far as I know, there is no good treatment for osteonecrosis.

Dave Waller

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