Difference between revisions of "Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease"

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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==

Latest revision as of 03:51, 18 June 2014

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

  1. 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.