title: The classic. On a particular form of pseudo-coxalgia associated with a characteristic deformity of the upper end of the femur: Jacques Calvé.
abstract: Jacques Calvé was born in Paris in 1875. After finishing his education and medical training in Paris, he obtained the position as assistant surgeon at the Maritime Hospital in Berck-sur-mer. This was a major hospital for the treatment of patients with tuberculosis and was directed by V. Menard. There were large numbers of children with tuberculosis of the hip and a newly installed X-ray apparatus. The combination of clinical acumen and the new technology resulted in the definition and characterization of a new, hitherto unrecognized, disease of the hip. Calvé remained active in his work until he became absorbed in the treatment of casualties from World War I. Following the war, he and his wife, the daughter of an American army officer, headed a Franco-American foundation that established the great orthopedic hospital at Berck-sur-mer. Calvé served as chief surgeon of this hospital until his retirement in 1945. During his tenure he made substantial contributions to the treatment of tuberculosis of the bones and joints. After a long sojourn in the United States Calvé returned to his old hospital to die in 1954.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D011859:Radiography