Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

A rare disorder characterized by uni- or bilateral avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in children.

Proximal femoral focal deficiency

Proximal femoral focal deficiency is a deformity manifested by hypoplasia of a variable portion of the femur with shortening of the entire limb.


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PMID (PMCID)
23148394
 FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Perthes' disease and femoroacetabular impingement in a child with proximal femoral focal deficiency.
Pun T, Stokes OM, Chow W, To M.
BMJ Case Rep. 2012;2012:.
A girl with known proximal femoral focal deficiency presented with Perthes' disease at 5 years of age.
23148394
 FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Perthes' disease and femoroacetabular impingement in a child with proximal femoral focal deficiency.
Pun T, Stokes OM, Chow W, To M.
BMJ Case Rep. 2012;2012:.
This is the first reported case of Perthes' disease in a patient with proximal femoral focal deficiency.