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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2022; 26(06): 777-778
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757602
History Page

Jacques Calvé, 1875–1954

Filip M. Vanhoenacker 
1   Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Radiology and Antwerp University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Edegem, Belgium
2   General Hospital Sint-Maarten Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
3   Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Peter Beighton 
4   Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Abstract

This history page in the series “Leaders in MSK Radiology” is dedicated to the memory and achievements of the French physician Jacques Calvé, whose name is partially associated with the medical eponym Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

Keywords

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease - vertebra plana - musculoskeletal tuberculosis - history


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Article published online:
15 February 2023

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