Open AccessIs Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease a Local Manifestation of a Systemic Condition?
Author(s) -
Yasmin D. Hailer,
Nils P. Hailer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000214
Subject(s) - legg calve perthes disease , medicine , etiology , pediatrics , disease , population , femoral head , cohort , surgery , environmental health
Osteochondrosis includes numerous diseases that occur during rapid growth, characterized by disturbances of endochondral ossification. One example, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, is characterized by disruption of the blood supply to the femoral head epiphysis, and a systemic etiology often has been suggested. If this were the case, secondary osteochondroses at locations other than the hip might be expected to be more common among patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, but to our knowledge, this has not been evaluated in a nationwide sample.