| Legg, Arthur | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1874-1939. See: Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disease, legg | See Disease, Legg-Perthes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease, legg-calve-perthes | See Disease, Legg-Perthes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, legg-perthes | A hip disorder in children due to interruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur (the ball in the ball-and-sockethip joint). Also called Legg disease and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| Legg-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) |
| Alport, Arthur Cecil | <person> South African physician, 1880-1959. See: Alport's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Armstrong, Arthur Riley | <person> Canadian physician, *1904. See: King-Armstrong unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bill, Arthur | <person> U.S. Obstetrician, 1877-1961. See: Bill's manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blakemore, Arthur | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1897-1970. See: Sengstaken-Blakemore tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bottcher, Arthur | <person> Estonian anatomist, 1831-1889. See: Bottcher's canal, Bottcher's cells, Bottcher's crystals, Bottcher's ganglion, Bottcher's space, Charcot-Bottcher crystalloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Master, Arthur | U.S. Physician, *1895. See: Master test, Master's two-step exercise test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo-Robson, Sir Arthur | <person> British surgeon, 1853-1933. See: Mayo-Robson's point, Mayo-Robson's position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vineberg, Arthur | <person> Canadian thoracic surgeon, *1903. See: Vineberg procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Groenouw, Arthur | <person> German ophthalmologist, 1862-1945. See: Groenouw's corneal dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rothera, Arthur | <person> English biochemist, 1880-1915. See: Rothera's nitroprusside test. (05 Mar 2000) |