Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head, aseptic femoral head necrosis, or Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is a disorder of the blood supply to the femoral head, the "ball" of the hip joint. It usually occurs in miniature and toy breeds of dogs between the ages of four months and a year of age in its classic form, but sometimes occurs as a traumatic problem in older dogs or bigger breeds, but in very rare cases it occurs in felines which is what we are considering now. It has no known cause, but some people do believe it is hereditary. Infraction of the bone leads to collapse of the femoral head and neck, followed by revascularization, resorption and remodeling. It also causes the death of the bone, which leads to arthritis of the hip. Since hip

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