Meyer Dysplasia

  • Etiology: Normal variant affecting the developing femoral head caused by multiple ossification centers
  • Imaging: Multiple ossification centers of the developing femoral head
  • DDX: Legg-Calve Perthes disease
  • Complications: None
  • Treatment: None
  • Clinical:

Radiology Cases of Meyer Dysplasia

Radiograph of Meyer dysplasia
AP radiograph of the hips shows a normal appearing left hip. There is flattening and sclerosis of the right femoral epiphysis which may have multiple ossification centers and there is also right metaphyseal subcortical cystic change.