Why the study?
Does the unaffected hip in unilateral Perthes disease show delayed epiphyseal development compared to normal children?
Does the unaffected hip in unilateral Perthes disease show delayed epiphyseal development compared to normal children?
Patients with unilateral Perthes disease exhibit delayed ossification in their unaffected hip compared to normal children, suggesting a systemic factor in the disease's etiology.
Supports systemic etiology in Perthes disease; hypothesis-generating and should not change management of the unaffected hip.
Objective: To asses the epiphyseal development of the unaffected hip in unilateral perthes disease. Patients and methods; Thirty two patients with unilateral perthes disease,their normal unaffected hip joints compared with forty normal children regarding their ossification of the proximal capital femoral epiphysis over aperiod of two years . Results; The epiphyseal height of the normal hip in unilateral Perthes disease was less than for the normal children (compared group).Conclusion;Delay in ossification of the proximal head may be one of the risk factors for Perthes disease.
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Mossa O. Mossa Al-gazali (2017) studied this question.