X-Ray and MRI of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
X-Ray and MRI of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
X-Ray and MRI of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
Courtesy of Paul Traughber, M.D., Boise, Idaho.
Figure 1 is an X-ray of a child's normal hip bone and a broken (fractured) hip bone from poor blood flow because of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD). Figure 2 is an MRI of a child's normal hip bone with fat in the growth centre and an abnormal hip bone where the fat has been lost because of LCPD.
Current as of: July 1, 2021
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & H. Michael O'Connor MD - Emergency Medicine & Kenneth J. Koval MD - Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma
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