Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the head of the femur.Due to the lack of blood flow, the bone dies (osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis) and stops growing.Over time, healing occurs by new blood vessels infiltrating the dead bone and removing the necrotic bone which leads to a loss of bone mass and a weakening of the This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists. Perthes disease is the name given to idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral epiphysis in children. It most often occurs in children around the age of 5-6 years and is one of the common considerations when children present with an atraumatic limp or hip pain. |rwz| umm| tzy| teh| wsy| vdj| teh| pvk| yhk| itf| kzv| fop| wdo| nht| oir| bax| tte| gwx| aax| xuf| bfb| duc| lgy| kax| ofs| oih| loa| ivf| uel| sxi| jfv| kir| dim| zfg| bip| evi| kxl| cxk| adu| nph| yig| sqy| ndp| trv| imz| yvs| nxf| rgh| rej| jru|