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'''Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease''', also '''Perthes disease''', is an idiopathic [[avascular necrosis]] of the [[femoral head]] in a child.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Shah H |title=Perthes disease: evaluation and management |journal=Orthop. Clin. North Am. |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=87–97 |year=2014 |month=January |pmid=24267210 |doi=10.1016/j.ocl.2013.08.005 |url=}}</ref>

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FEMORAL HEAD AND JOINT CAPSULE, LEFT, HIP ARTHROPLASTY:
- DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE COMPATIBLE WITH A HISTORY OF PERTHES DISEASE.
- BENIGN JOINT CAPSULE TISSUE.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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==See also==
*[[Avascular necrosis of the femoral head]].
*[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]].

==References==
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[[Category:Pediatric pathology]]
[[Category:Femoral head]]