Chandler's disease

Chandler's disease is a rare condition in which spontaneous osteonecrosis of the femoral head in an adult is analogous to Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome in children.[1] This disease is caused when blood flow is reduced to the part of a bone near a joint.[2]

Chandler's disease
Other namesOsteochondritis dissecans
SpecialtyOrthopedic


References
  1. "Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Imaging".
  2. Beckett, J.H., Gettings, D.S., & Schueler, S.J."Chandler's Disease| Overview", FreeMD, 2010
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