Why the study?
Do children with Perthes' disease have a higher incidence of congenital anomalies compared to a control population?
Do children with Perthes' disease have a higher incidence of congenital anomalies compared to a control population?
Children with Perthes' disease exhibit a higher incidence of congenital anomalies, suggesting a possible underlying congenital skeletal defect predisposing them to the condition.
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Should not yet inform screening in Perthes' disease; leaves open a congenital predisposition for prospective study.
Hall et al. (1979) studied this question.
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