What is Legg-Calve-Perthes?
The prognosis, or outcome, for children with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is excellent, according to Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics.The outcome, however, depends on how much damage has been done, how deformed the bone has become while it was still soft and how much bone is involved in the disease. Children who develop this disease at a later age seem to have a worse prognosis.
