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.

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...

Contents - Introduction Differentials Radiograph CT Scan MRI Ultrasound Nuclear Medicine Angiography Intervention Pictures Bibliography
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
Legg-Calvé-Perthes...

The multifactorial origin and the existence of two or more ischemic episodes preceding the onset of Legg- Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is well documented. After more than 30 years of experimental and clinical data analysis about the initial stage of LCPD, the senior Author (NCL) verified that these episodes are symptomatic...

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 ...

CME case presentation of Legg Calve Perthes Disease in a 7-year old

Osteoarthritis is a common condition that is typically associated with older adults. Other causes of osteoarthritis, such as those cases resulting from childhood Perthes disease, can affect younger people and frequently have a major impact on the lives of those affected. This case report describes the experiences of one patient...

Radiology Lecture with good illustrations; Includes - Osteochondroses, Scheuermann's, Legg Calve Perthes, Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the knee, gout, hemochromatosis, chondrocalcinosis, hyperparathyroidism, metastatic disease, osteochondritis dissecans, osteoporosis, osteogenesis imperfecta & renal osteodystrophy

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,...

Patient.co.uk is a General Practice information site for patients in the UK. Leaflets currently online include -
Achilles Tendon Rupture Ankylosing Spondylitis Anti-inflammatory Painkillers Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Surgery Back Pain Bone Scan Bunions (Hallux Valgus) Cancer of the Bone (Primary) Care of Rib Injuries Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cervical Spondylosis Chondromalacia Corns and Calluses Cramps in the Leg DEXA Scan Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Dupuytrens Contracture Fibromyalgia Frozen Shoulder Gout Hand Arm Vibration...

PubMed Search for Hip AVN as a major subject of the article and excluding Legg Calve Perthes
Search String "Femur Head Necrosis"[Majr:NoExp]
Yields 2879 papers in July 2007 so would likely need to be refined by addition of limits or subject restriction (eg AND pathology)

The clinical features and the management of following common paediatric orthopaedic conditions are discussed below: • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) • Intoe Gait • Knock Knees & Bow Legs • Flat Foot • Calcaneovalgus Foot • Club Foot • Irritable Hip • Perthes' Disease • Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis • Apophysitis • Growing Pains
Mr Hamid G. Zadeh MBBS,...

SUGIOKA OSTEOTOMY
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...

Links to notes on
DDH
Effusion - diff. dx
Perthes Disease
Sickle Cell Anemia
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Dr.Vijay C. Bose from Apollo Speciality Hospital chennai perform Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Surgery procedure for a case of Avascular necrosis.The NCP ( Neck Capsule Preserving) approach is being used. Total hip replacement, hip resurfacing simply shaves and caps a few centimeters of bone within the joint. The bone-conserving approach of...

LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES DISEASE Alternative titles; symbols LCPD; LCP LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE PERTHES DISEASE Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is characterized by loss of circulation to the femoral head, resulting in avascular necrosis in a growing child. Clinical pictures of the disease vary, depending on the phase of disease progression through ischemia, revascularization, fracture and collapse, and repair and...

Differential Diagnosis -
- Intracapsular Fractures
- Toxic Synovitis of the Hip
- Septic Arthritis
- Osteomyelitis
- Legg Perthes disease in children.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

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

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Discussion: - disease involving capitulum of distal humerus that produced changes similar to those observed in Legg Calve Perthes disease; - it should be distinguished from...

Review of current issues in Paediatric Orthopaedics (2005) The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2005;87:1171-1179. Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH1 and Peter O. Newton, MD2
Includes sections on
Brachial Plexus Palsy
Elbow, Forearm and Hand problems
Perthes Disease
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Blount Disease
Epiphyseodesis
Tibial Pseudarthrosis
Fibular...

Archive Copy 2003: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Legg-Perthes Disease