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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Case contributed by Samir Benoudina
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Difficulty with walking. Painful hips exacerbated by movement.

Patient Data

Age: 7 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Extensive destruction of both proximal femoral epiphysis, with collapse, flattening, widening and fragmentation.

Case Discussion

Features are consistent with advanced Perthes disease.

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