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'''Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease''', also '''Perthes disease''', is an idiopathic [[avascular necrosis]] of the [[femoral head]] in a child.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Shah H |title=Perthes disease: evaluation and management |journal=Orthop. Clin. North Am. |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=87–97 |year=2014 |month=January |pmid=24267210 |doi=10.1016/j.ocl.2013.08.005 |url=}}</ref> | '''Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease''', also '''Perthes disease''', is an idiopathic [[avascular necrosis]] of the [[femoral head]] in a child.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Shah H |title=Perthes disease: evaluation and management |journal=Orthop. Clin. North Am. |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=87–97 |year=2014 |month=January |pmid=24267210 |doi=10.1016/j.ocl.2013.08.005 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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FEMORAL HEAD AND JOINT CAPSULE, LEFT, HIP ARTHROPLASTY: | |||
- DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE COMPATIBLE WITH A HISTORY OF PERTHES DISEASE. | |||
- BENIGN JOINT CAPSULE TISSUE. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Avascular necrosis of the femoral head]]. | *[[Avascular necrosis of the femoral head]]. | ||
*[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, also Perthes disease, is an idiopathic avascular necrosis of the femoral head in a child.[1]
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FEMORAL HEAD AND JOINT CAPSULE, LEFT, HIP ARTHROPLASTY: - DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE COMPATIBLE WITH A HISTORY OF PERTHES DISEASE. - BENIGN JOINT CAPSULE TISSUE. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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References
- ↑ Shah H (January 2014). "Perthes disease: evaluation and management". Orthop. Clin. North Am. 45 (1): 87–97. doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2013.08.005. PMID 24267210.