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The Perthes Association

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Location: http://www.perthes.org.uk/

Description: from Perthes' disease and Associated conditions in all parts of the British Isles and overseas. Perthes disease (a potentially crippling disease of the hip) is a form of osteochondritis, which affects 5.5 per 100,000 children (mainly boys) between the ages of 2 and 15 years.

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Language: English

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Added: Wed May 16 2007
Last Modified: Tue Jul 10 2007