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Legg-Calve-Perthes' Disease

X-ray of the hip joint in patient with Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease (Perthes' disease) on the left. The joint space is apparently preserved on x-ray, but the cartilage is almost worn out in the actual femoral head as seen in the right photo.