DISEASE, LEGG-PERTHES


Meaning of DISEASE, LEGG-PERTHES in English

A hip disorder in children due to interruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur (the ball in the ball-and-sockethip joint). Also called Legg disease and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.