Legg-Perthes disease is associated with delayed skeletal maturation and predominantly affects young white boys, without a clear genetic or environmental etiology.
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May heighten suspicion for Legg-Perthes in young white boys with delayed maturation; leaves open etiology and causal factors.
Robert L. Fisher (1972) studied this question.
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