---
title: "Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD)"
description: "This disease most commonly affects children between the ages of four and eight. It involves the head of the femur. That's the bony ball that goes into the hip socket. With this disease, the bone of the femur's head begins to die."
date_modified: "2021-08-25T11:50:10-04:00"
---

 

#####  Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD) 

This disease most commonly affects children between the ages of four and eight. It involves the head of the femur. That's the bony ball that goes into the hip socket. With this disease, the bone of the femur's head begins to die.

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