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Prospective reevaluation of the association between thrombotic diathesis and legg-perthes disease.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume - 1 Sept 2002
Hresko M Timothy, McDougall Patricia A, Gorlin Jed B, Vamvakas Eleftherios C, Kasser James R, Neufeld Ellis J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Legg-Perthes disease is associated with ischemia of the capital femoral epiphysis in children. Thrombophilia has been implicated as a potential cause of the condition, and screening of patients with Legg-Perthes disease for thrombophilia has been recommended. We analyzed the value of screening for inherited thrombophilia in patients with Legg-Perthes disease by examining the association between...
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