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Premature arthritis of weight-bearing joints, most frequently the hips, are due to delay in ossification of the capital femoral epiphysis. The cartilaginous femoral head model becomes misshapen and incongruous with time, leading to early arthritis. This same process also occurs in the knee joints.
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