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Rowe, Yoon, Jung, Seon, and Hur: Simultaneous Occurrence of Bilateral Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease in Identical Twins
Original Article

Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2004; 39(5): 553-556.

Published online: 29 December 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2004.39.5.553

Simultaneous Occurrence of Bilateral Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease in Identical Twins

Sung Man Rowe, Taek Rim Yoon, Sung Taek Jung, Jong Keun Seon, Chang Ich Hur

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.

smrowe@chonnam.ac.kr

Copyright © 2004 The Korean Orthopaedic Association

Abstract

This report describes simultaneous bilateral Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) development in four-year-old identical male twins. Moreover, the twins showed head involvement patterns with mirror symmetry. We included a review of the literature on this rare condition and discussed the genetic risks associated with LCPD.

Keywords: Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, Identical twins

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