A 10-year-old boy complains of increasing pain in his left hip. He began limping shortly after playing a baseball game at school. He is afebrile. An X-ray of the femoral head shows a fracture and irregular densities of the cancellous bone. You make a diagnosis of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Which of the following best describes the pathologic findings in this patient?
A 10-year-old boy complains of increasing pain in his left hip. He began limping shortly after playing a baseball game at school. He is afebrile. An X-ray of the femoral head shows a fracture and irregular densities of the cancellous bone. You make a diagnosis of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Which of the following best describes the pathologic findings in this patient?
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A 10-year-old boy complains of increasing pain in his left hip. He began limping shortly after playing a baseball game at school. He is afebrile. An X-ray of the femoral head shows a fracture and irregular densities of the cancellous bone. You make a diagnosis of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Which of the following best describes the pathologic findings in this patient?
✓ Correct Answer: A. Avascular osteonecrosis
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