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Tag Georg Clemens Perthes
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease 340

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD): avascular necrosis (AVN) of the proximal femoral head. The disease is usually insidious in onset and may occur after an injury to the hip.
Georg Clemens Perthes (1869 – 1927) 340

Georg Perthes

Georg Clemens Perthes (1869 – 1927) was a German surgeon. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (1910); the Bankart shoulder repair and Perthes test