From: DailyQuestion@...
Date: April 17, 2009 7:13:14 AM EDT
To: glennskow@...
Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day

The EMedHome Question of the Day is:

What is Legg-CalvĂ©-Perthes disease?  How does it present?

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The Answer is:

Legg-Calvé-Perthes is an idiopathic avascular necrosis of the hip and usually presents as a painless limp in children 2 to 12 years old (JEM, Articles in Press, online 12/10/07).


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