BACKGROUND Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a clinical condition affecting the
femoral head of children during their growth. Its prevalence is set to be between 0.4/100000 …

Objective The first case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) in Greece is presented.
LCPD, a rare disease, is discussed using the Digital Atlas of Ancient Rare Diseases …

Abstract Background Perthes disease (Legg-Calvé-Perthes, LCP) is a self-limited and non-
systemic disease occurring in the femoral heads of children, which is mainly manifested as …

Osteoporotic fracture (OPF) is one of the most serious complications of osteoporosis, which
seriously affects the health and quality of life of elderly patients. The spleen-muscle plays an …

Bone finite element (FE) studies based on infant post-mortem computed tomography (CT)
examinations are being developed to provide quantitative information to assist the …

Objective This study discusses the challenges and possibilities of establishing a definition
for Ancient Rare Diseases (ARD) in a probable case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease …

Ischemic damage aggravation of femoral head collapse is a prominent pathologic feature of
osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). In this regard, S100 calcium binding protein A9 …

Abstract Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCP) is one of the most poorly understood diseases
in paediatric orthopaedics. One common trait of LCP is the marked morphological difference …

Abstract The cause of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) remains unknown. We propose
a new hypothesis that the iliopsoas muscle and/or tendon affects the progression of …

Perthes disease is avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in a growing child caused
by interruption of blood supply to the femoral head. The condition was first described by …