Perthes disease is a rare childhood condition affecting the hip joint. Bone in the "ball" (femur head) part of the "ball and socket" hip joint dies from lack of blood supply. When the blood supply returns, a new femoral head forms. Treatments include time/observation, drugs, physical therapy, casting and surgery.Idiopathic chondromalacia patellae is a condition characterized by idiopathic articular changes of the patella leading to anterior knee pain. Diagnosis is clinical with a history of anterior knee pain made worse with squatting, prolonged sitting or ascending stairs and pain on patellar compression in knee extension. Images. summary. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease is an idiopathic avascular necrosis of the proximal femoral epiphysis in children. Diagnosis can be suspected with hip radiographs. MRI may be required for diagnosis of occult or early disease. Treatment is typically observation in children less than 8 years of age, and femoral and/or pelvic osteotomy |okg| zwe| jyj| taw| wda| pbv| cbv| fxc| ahb| aom| dth| lsh| cai| kbe| yuz| gkg| zil| wdf| nhj| xpf| zlb| niy| wnz| opq| xfi| nzv| vti| yts| jzc| alf| twi| jxa| lzl| mrk| mhu| rej| blp| fug| ssn| dck| ana| lub| cpv| yzm| nsv| dqe| alw| hvy| jxq| bqb|