TY - JOUR AU - Islam, Quazi Tarikul AU - Siddiqui, Mahmudur Rahman AU - Mustafa, Ekramul AU - Hossain, Ahmed AU - Rahman, Md Yousuf Ur AU - Sina, Hashmi PY - 2013/02/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Avascular Necrosis of the Hip Joints JF - Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal JA - Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13684 UR - https://banglajol.info/index.php/AKMMCJ/article/view/13684 SP - 40-41 AB - <p>Perthes' disease is a disorder of the hip joint in children. Femoral head became softens, flattened or deformed because of the lack of blood supply of unknown cause. It is a very rare cause of bilateral avascular necrosis of the head of the femur, which can easily diagnosed by clinical correlation with the X-ray pelvis findings. Here we present a typical case of Perthes disease, who was finally diagnosed after a long periods of time. In Perthes disease early detection is very important to preserve, restore the femoral head, relieve pain and prevent long term osteoarthritis.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13684">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13684</a></p> <p>AKMMC J 2013: 4(1): 40-41</p> <p> </p> ER -