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Chapter 4b - Legg–Calvé–Perthes Disease

from Section 2 - Regional Paediatric Orthopaedics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2024

By
Sattar Alshryda  and
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Edited by
Sattar Alshryda ,
Stan Jones  and
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Sattar Alshryda
Affiliation:
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai UAE
Stan Jones
Affiliation:
Al Ahli Hospital, Qatar
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

Perthes disease is avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in a growing child caused by interruption of blood supply to the femoral head. The condition was first described by Waldenström, but he attributed it to tuberculosis. It was then described more accurately by Arthur Legg (American), Jacques Calvé (French), and George Perthes (German) almost at the same time – hence the name Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease (LCPD).

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Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination
 , pp. 52 - 65
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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