Hypopituitarism and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease related to difficult delivery

Legg-Calve-Perthes (LCP) disease is characterized by idiopathic avascular osteonecrosis of the epiphysis of the femur head. The main factor that plays a role in the etiology of the disease is decreased blood flow to the epiphysis. Many predisposing factors have been suggested in the etiology of LCP...

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Main Authors: Veysel Nijat Baş, Salih Uytun, Ümit Erkan Vurdem, Yasemin Altuner Torun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2015-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-58-270.pdf