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K.B.. 12-year-old boy. B.W. 63 kg(139 Ib.) . Perthes disease. He had right hip pain and limping for seven weeks. When he was first seen at University Hospital of Niigata, the right femoral head was deformed already and collapsed slightly on X-ray. The lateral part of the femoral head...

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Effusion - diff. dx
Perthes Disease
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

disintegration of capital femoral epiphysis Legg-Calve-Perthes disease avascular necrosis (several causes) multiple epiphyseal dysplasia

On reviewing the literature, we found only four cases of hips with loose bodies from osteochondritis dissecans. These were lying in the inferomedial capsule and were also asymptomatic. Treatment of osteochondritis dissecans after Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease should therefore be conservative unless the fragment interferes with the mechanics of the hip.
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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

Uses the search string allintitle: ("legg-calve-parthes" OR "Legg Calvé Perthes" OR "legg calve perthes" OR "Legg-Calvé-Perthes" OR "legg-perthes" OR "Perthes Disease" ) OR "coxa plana"
Each term of this string is needed and brings in new material. Over 24,000 pages found in July 2007. Note these are pages with LCP...

Searches for LCP as a major subject of the article using the NLM specific (MeSH) nomenclature. Search string "Legg-Perthes Disease"[Majr]
Over 1000 articles found July 2007 so this string may need to be refined for your purposes by the addition of subcategories or further terms eg "Legg-Perthes Disease/diagnosis"[Majr] or "Legg-Perthes Disease"[Majr]MRI

osteochondritis deformans (OCD), coxa plana idiopathic avascular necrosis ("osteochondritis") of proximal femoral epiphysis probably 2' to acute or chronic trauma (Cf: AVN) MALES (90%) (converse of CDH) unilateral (90%) peak age: 4 - 8 yrs uncommon before 3 y/o except in CDH self-limited can progress to coxa plana

self limiting hip disorder caused by a varying degree of ischemia and subsequent necrosis of the femoral head; - avascular necrosis of nucleus of proximal femoral epiphysis, abnormal growth of the physis, and eventual remodeling of regenerated ...

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Synonyms and related keywords: Legg-Calvé-Perthes, Legg-Perthes disease, Perthes disease, idiopathic avascular necrosis of the proximal femoral epiphysis, pediatric hip disorder, childhood hip disorder, epiphyseal bone infarction, femoral head infarction, Chandler disease, LPD, LCP, Chandler disease
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Archive Copy 2003: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Legg-Perthes Disease

osteochondritis deformans (OCD), coxa plana
* idiopathic avascular necrosis ("osteochondritis") of proximal femoral epiphysis
* probably 2' to acute or chronic trauma (Cf: AVN)
* MALES (90%) (converse of CDH)
* unilateral (90%)
* peak age: 4 - 8 yrs
* uncommon before 3 y/o except in CDH
* self-limited
* can progress to coxa plana

Synonyms and related keywords: LCPD, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, Legg disease, Legg's disease, Legg-Perthes disease, Calvé-Perthes disease, coxa plana, osteochondritis deformans juvenilis, Perthes disease, pseudocoxalgia, quiet hip disease, idiopathic osteonecrosis of capital femoral epiphysis of femoral head, hip pain, groin pain, knee pain, thigh pain, limp, decreased range of motion, painful gait,...