RT Book, Section
A1 Ritter, Kathryn
A1 Fitch, Robert Warne
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181043718
T1 Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181043718
RD 2024/04/18
AB Legg-Calvé-Perthes  disease  is  idiopathic  avascular  necrosis  of  the  femoral  head  due  to  disruption  of  blood  flow.  It  typically  occurs  in  children  aged  4  to  10  years  and  is  more  common  in  males.  Patients  typically  present  with  hip  pain  and  a  limp,  which  is  exacerbated  by  activity.  Legg-Calvé-Perthes  may  be  diagnosed  on  radiographs.  X-rays  may  show  widening  of  the  cartilage  space  or  a  subchondral  stress  fracture.  If  left  untreated,  this  will  progress  to  femoral  head  deformity  and  subluxation  from  the  acetabulum.