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Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

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Definition: A particular type of FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS occurring in children, mainly male, with a course of four years or so.      Other names Perthes Disease; Legg-Perthes Disease; Coxa Plana; Syndrome, Legg-Calv+¬-Perthes; Syndrome, Legg-Calve-Perthes; Osteochondritis Deforman; Legg Perthes Disease; Legg Calv+¬ Perthes Syndrome; Legg Calv+¬ Perthes Disease; Legg Calve Perthes Syndrome; Legg Calve Perthes Disease; Disease, Perthes; Disease, Legg-Perthes; Disease, Legg-Calv+¬-Perthes; Disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes; Osteochondritis Deformans; Legg-Calv+¬-Perthes Syndrome; Legg-Calv+¬-Perthes Disease; Legg-Calve-Perthes Syndrome
 
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Garret Tripp syndrome  0   *Alopecia *Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease *Intellectual Disability *Dermatitis, Seborrheic *Polydactyly.

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