Chandler's disease
Chandler's disease is a rare condition in which spontaneous osteonecrosis of the femoral head in an adult is analogous to Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome in children.[1] This disease is caused when blood flow is reduced to the part of a bone near a joint.[2]
| Chandler's disease | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Osteochondritis dissecans |
| Specialty | Orthopedic |
References
- "Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Imaging".
- Beckett, J.H., Gettings, D.S., & Schueler, S.J."Chandler's Disease| Overview" Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, FreeMD, 2010
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