Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Avascular Necrosis of the Hip Joints

Perthes' disease is a disorder of the hip joint in children. Femoral head became softens, flattened or deformed because of the lack of blood supply of unknown cause. It is a very rare cause of bilateral avascular necrosis of the head of the femur, which can easily diagnosed by clinical correlat...

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Published inAnwer Khan Modern Medical College journal Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 40 - 41
Main Authors Islam, Quazi Tarikul, Siddiqui, Mahmudur Rahman, Mustafa, Ekramul, Hossain, Ahmed, Rahman, Md Yousuf Ur, Sina, Hashmi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.02.2013
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Summary:Perthes' disease is a disorder of the hip joint in children. Femoral head became softens, flattened or deformed because of the lack of blood supply of unknown cause. It is a very rare cause of bilateral avascular necrosis of the head of the femur, which can easily diagnosed by clinical correlation with the X-ray pelvis findings. Here we present a typical case of Perthes disease, who was finally diagnosed after a long periods of time. In Perthes disease early detection is very important to preserve, restore the femoral head, relieve pain and prevent long term osteoarthritis. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13684 AKMMC J 2013: 4(1): 40-41  
ISSN:2221-836X
2221-836X
DOI:10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13684