Which factor is important to include in the teaching plan for parents of a child with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
a. It is an acute illness lasting 1 to 2 weeks.
b. It affects primarily adolescents.
c. There is a disturbance in the blood supply to the femoral epiphysis.
d. It is caused by a virus.
C
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A The disease process usually lasts between 1 and 2 years and is a disorder of
growth.
B Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is seen in children between 2 and 12 years of age.
Most cases occur between 4 and 9 years of age.
C Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is a self-limiting disease that affects the blood
supply to the femoral epiphysis. The most serious problem associated is the risk
of permanent deformity.
D The etiology is unknown.
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