title: A brief history of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
abstract: Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) disease has an extensive history that has provided an ongoing intellectual challenge for the orthopaedic community. Debate around etiology and treatment of LCP disease continues even after its initial description in the early 1900 s. In order for modern day clinicians to have a full understanding of the condition, one must be a scholar of its development. The purpose of our review will be to discuss the scientific communities' understanding of presentation, etiology, and treatment of LCP disease over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and University of California-San Diego, Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92103, USA. OrthoEdu@rchsd.org
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.forename: Nirav K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*