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Perthes disease

What are the causes?

Environmental factors may play a role and there is some circumstantial evidence that parental smoking may be a contributory factor.

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Medical text written January 2008 by Mr A G Davies, Orthopaedic Department, Sheffield Childrens Hospital, Sheffield, UK

 

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