What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a child with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this disease?
a. There are no long-term effects.
b. The disease is self-limited and requires no long-term treatment.
c. Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
d. There is risk of osteogenic sarcoma in adulthood.
ANS: C
Marked distortion of the head of the femur may lead to an imperfect joint or to degenerative arthritis of the hip later in life.
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