Term Name
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
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Synonyms
pseudocoxalgia, coxa plana, Legg-Perthes disease, aseptic necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis, Perthes disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, Legg Calvé Perthes Disease, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and/or pelvis, Pseudocoxalgia, osteochondrosis of Legg-Calve-Perthes, Perthe's disease, Osteochondrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis, juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis, Legg-Calve-Perthes symptom, Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome, juvenile osteochond-hip/pelvis, Calve - Perthes' disease, osteochondritis of the capital femoral epiphysis, Legg-CALVE-Perthes disease
Definition
A hip region disease that is characterized by uni- or bilateral avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in children. In a small percentage of cases, mutations in the COL2A1 gene were found to be responsible.