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Legg Calve Perthes Disease

Avascular Necrosis

The limping child often grabs our attention and makes us ponder many conditions, like Toddler’s Fracture, Septic Arthritis, SCFE, Osteomyelitis, and Growing Pains. One additional condition that shouldn’t be overlooked is one with an interesting name: Legg Calve Perthes Disease.…

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

We all studied a lot for boards (some of us more recently than others) and one topic that is routinely covered in both the Pediatric and the Emergency Medicine realms is SCFE.  So, it would stand to reason that we…