| Calve | Jacques, French orthopedic surgeon, 1875-1954. See: Calve-Perthes disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Calve-Perthes disease | perthes disease |
| disease, legg-calve-perthes | See Disease, Legg-Perthes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Legg-Calve-Perthes disease | <orthopaedics> A disorder characterised by the deterioration of the head of the femur in the hip joint, due to its insufficient blood supply. This disorder occurs most frequently in boys aged 5 to 10 years and tends to run in families. Symptoms include thigh pain, hip pain, knee pain, atrophy of muscles in the thigh, hip stiffness and walking with a limp. (13 Nov 1997) |