January 1, 1991Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Growth Disturbance in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and the Consequences of Surgical Treatment

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Why the study?

Does surgical treatment compared to nonoperative treatment affect proximal femoral growth in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

Structured PICO

Does surgical treatment compared to nonoperative treatment affect proximal femoral growth in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

Population

72 patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Intervention

Surgical treatment (femoral varus derotation osteotomy [n=20] or innominate osteotomy [n=27])

Comparator

Nonoperative treatment (n=25)

Outcome

Interference with proximal femoral growth (assessed clinically for abductor weakness and leg-length discrepancy, and roentgenographically for femoral head deformity and trochanteric overgrowth)surrogate

Femoral varus osteotomy is associated with a significantly lower mean articulotrochanteric distance and should be avoided in patients over eight years of age with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

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Implication

May warrant caution with femoral varus osteotomy; leaves open effects on proximal femoral growth in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

Cite This Study

LEITCH et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9121d717bbbfe73e745e99 https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-199101000-00025

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Growth Disturbance in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and the Consequences of Surgical Treatment

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Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Growth Disturbance in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and the Consequences of Surgical Treatment

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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