Charlie McIntyre | athlete with Perthes disease and SUFE

This episode is all about the life of wheelchair basketball athlete Charlie McIntyre His life has been a interesting one, with him getting diagnosed with two rare hip disabilities, Perthes disease and SUFE. He also talks about his sporting career, going from football to wheelchair sports!
Perthes disease is of occurs when blood flow to the head of the thigh bone, or femur, is disrupted, causing the bone to deteriorate and stop growing, and SUFE is a hip disorder that occurs when the head of the thigh bone, or femur, slips off the femoral neck through a fracture in the growth plate.