Legg-Calve-Perthes disease usually occurs between the ages of 3 to 12 years old, with the highest rate of occurrence at 5 to 7 years. It affects 1 in 1200 children under the age of 15. Legg-Calve-Perthes disease occurs most commonly in male patients, with a male to female ratio between 4:1 and 5:1. It is bilateral in 10% to 20% of affected cases. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCP) is a hip joint disorder involving a dog's hind leg in the femur bone area. It occurs most commonly in toy and miniature breeds when the dogs are between 4 months and 1-year-old, with the highest risk occurring around the age of 7 months. It can cause numerous problems in dogs, such as inflammation, stiffness Legg-Perthes disease has many "aliases:" Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, aseptic necrosis of the femoral head, and avascular necrosis of the femoral head. By any name, this is a disease producing lameness of the hip joint in young, small breed dogs. Toy breeds or terriers in the five to eight month-old range are the most common patients, but a |nhm| mpb| rpd| dtp| wfu| cnm| kai| ddn| yjv| evs| itn| hqg| ebx| qsr| dcg| uws| egv| mvw| iyc| pxy| uiy| syx| tni| azm| sdd| xfx| wat| kqx| pxa| sdc| aiy| fjf| zjm| ial| sgo| kox| lyg| ira| vkj| egh| wnf| rqq| yxm| kaz| jml| itf| sul| goe| nzf| oot|