Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

A particular type of FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS occurring in children, mainly male, with a course of four years or so.

Year introduced: 2012 (1963)

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Tree Number(s): C05.116.852.175.570

MeSH Unique ID: D007873

Entry Terms:

• Disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes
• Legg Calve Perthes Disease
• Coxa Plana
• Legg-Calve-Perthes Syndrome
• Legg Calve Perthes Syndrome
• Syndrome, Legg-Calve-Perthes
• Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
• Disease, Legg-Calvé-Perthes
• Legg Calvé Perthes Disease
• Legg-Calvé-Perthes Syndrome
• Legg Calvé Perthes Syndrome
• Syndrome, Legg-Calvé-Perthes
• Legg-Perthes Disease
• Disease, Legg-Perthes
• Legg Perthes Disease
• Osteochondritis Deformans
• Osteochondritis Deforman
• Perthes Disease
• Disease, Perthes

Previous Indexing:

• Femur Head (1966-1972)
• Femur Head Necrosis (1973-1974)
• Necrosis (1966-1972)
• Osteochondritis (1966-1974)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bone Diseases
Osteonecrosis
Femur Head Necrosis
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease