Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in a child with osteopetrosis

Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited disorder of bone causing increased bone density. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD), by contrast, is a more common idiopathic condition leading to variable avascular necrosis of the immature femoral head. We present a case of a 5-year-old boy presenting with these co...

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Main Authors: Sims, Alex L., Barwick, Thomas W., Montgomery, Richard J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981429/