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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

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

Exostoses

An exostosis is a benign growth the projects outward from the bone surface. It is capped by cartilage, and arises from a bone that develops from cartilage.

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PMID (PMCID)
2394820	MALE
	Avascular necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis in metachondromatosis.
	Keret D, Bassett GS. J Pediatr Orthop. 1990;10(5):658-61.
	A 6-year-old boy with metachondromatosis, an inherited disorder characterized by multiple enchondromas and exostoses, developed avascular necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis mimicking Perthes disease.