Legg-calve-Perthes disease (LCPD)

Legg-calve-Perthes disease (LCPD)

Legg-calve-Perthes disease is characterized pathologically by AVN of the ossification center of the capital epiphysis, which is ultimately resorbed and replaced, resulting in various degrees of deformity of the femoral head and restricted joint motion. Etiology of Legg-calve-Perthes disease A. Trueta Hypothesis Limitation of blood supply (only blood supply, lateral epiphyseal artery) by compression of […]

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