Why the study?
Do different containment methods produce comparable results in the treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Population
480 hips affected with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to skeletal maturity
Authors
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May support flexible containment choices in Perthes disease; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Do different containment methods produce comparable results in the treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
A new classification-based treatment protocol for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease suggests that various containment methods yield comparable results.
Richard et al. (1984) studied this question.
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