Although trauma may be common in the etiology of osteonecrosis, history of steroid use, embolus development due to differences in pressure or idiopathic avascular necroses can be other causes. In legal terms, this situation may be encountered in the form of work accidents, occupational diseases or treatment complications, and in some cases, may develop as a result of medical malpractice. Our article aims to provide orthopedics and traumatology specialists a different perspective by examining some of the avascular necrosis phenomena carried to high judiciary from a legal and medical perspective.