Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

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

Hip pain

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the hip.


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PMID (PMCID)
22798437
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Sarcoid myositis: a rare presentation.
Ahmad Z, Skinner J, Field R.
BMJ Case Rep. 2010;2010:.
A 50-year-old lady with a background of Perthes disease and multiple bilateral hip revisions presented with symptoms of right hip pain.
15346299
 OTHER Child
[Epiphyseal dysplasia--symptoms and differential diagnostic aspects].
Kohler G, Hesse B.
Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 2004;142(4):397-402.
Children complaining of hip pain most likely suffer from Perthes' disease.
11675885
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
Hip arthroscopy in the adolescent and pediatric athlete.
Berend KR, Vail TP.
Clin Sports Med. 2001;20(4):763-78.
In pediatric and adolescent patients, the new onset of hip pain should warrant a high level of suspicion for the more common causes of pain such as infection, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, or developmental dysplasia.