Courtesy of Paul Traughber, M.D., Boise,
Idaho.
Figure 1 is an X-ray of a child's normal hipbone and a broken
(fractured) hipbone from poor blood flow because of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
(LCPD). Figure 2 is an MRI of a child's normal hipbone with fat in the growth
center and an abnormal hipbone where the fat has been lost because of
LCPD.
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By
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
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Last Revised
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July 30, 2012 |