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Juvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur information Diseases Database

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Description: 5 synonyms or equivalents were found. Juvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur aka/or Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease aka/or Perthes disease aka/or Calve-Legg-Perthes disease aka/or Coxa plana
Definition - "A particular type of FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS occurring in children, mainly male, with a course of four years or so." Source: Medical Subject Headings, 2007_2007_05_01

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Added: Tue Jul 10 2007