/Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Rare Disease

MONDO:0007885

Also Known As

Calve - Perthes' diseaseLegg Calvé Perthes DiseaseLegg-CALVE-Perthes diseaseLegg-Calve-Perthes diseaseLegg-Calve-Perthes symptomLegg-Calve-Perthes syndromeLegg-Calvé-Perthes diseaseLegg-Perthes diseaseOsteochondrosis of the capital femoral epiphysisPerthe's diseasePerthes diseasePseudocoxalgiaaseptic necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysiscoxa planajuvenile osteochond-hip/pelvisjuvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvisjuvenile osteochondrosis of hip and/or pelvisosteochondritis of the capital femoral epiphysisosteochondrosis of Legg-Calve-PerthespseudocoxalgiaLCPDLcposteochondritis deformans

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.