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.
DISEASE, LEGG-PERTHES
Meaning of DISEASE, LEGG-PERTHES in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012