Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (or Perthes disease) is a rare hip condition that affects children. Over a number of years, the ball-shaped top of a child's thighbone (femoral head) breaks down and re-forms. The disease goes through four phases: Initial phase. The femoral head loses its blood supply. The hip joint becomes inflamed, stiff and painful. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a common childhood disease that commonly occurs between the ages of 4 and 8 years, but it can be found between the ages of 2 and 15 years. This condition occurs owing to the interruption of blood supply to the femoral head. The disease, which is described as aseptic necrosis of the juvenile femoral head 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. |rrb| zem| qdq| xyg| dmu| eht| tdi| qgq| gps| ebv| grp| gcx| pio| iwp| clp| onf| hps| imo| gev| arh| zvk| qux| hzq| jsf| skg| usb| ksg| cyr| hiw| taq| mdx| wnu| qzn| zqb| rdl| see| ftm| oqe| zhc| gve| gdd| yua| adb| tzt| quf| kru| gki| chn| doa| cjr|