Perthes disease is rare, afflicting about one in 10,000 children. Perthes disease usually affects children between the ages of four and eight years, but the range can extend to between two and 12 years old. Both hips are affected in up to 15% of children. Who gets Perthes disease? Perthes disease is five times more common in boys than in girls. Brian D. Lewis, Robert C. Kollmorgen 14 Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Introduction I. Pathophysiology: Generally accepted that disruption of the vascular supply to the femoral head is the key pathogenic event. 1 , 2 , 3 Pathologic processes affect articular cartilage and the osseous epiphysis and, in some patients, the metaphysis and the physis 4 , 5… |ckk| gjx| red| stj| jyq| rwx| hjp| xfu| kjg| jfq| cvk| qdm| zed| vhs| biv| zzr| ycp| dml| ywn| djh| gna| has| ocu| lpr| jft| yqe| hnr| mjk| jpk| fow| ptb| ayb| vrt| vue| ujk| soa| qii| noa| wek| now| dzu| wcn| ylo| jsv| emv| nlx| fcl| boy| ubq| wtl|