Title

Principles of Containment Treatment Aimed at Preventing Femoral Head Deformation in Perthes Disease

Authors

Authors

B. Joseph;C. T. Price

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Orthop. Clin. North Am.

Keywords

Perthes disease; Containment; Femoral head deformation; Prevention; Orthopedics

Abstract

Principles of Containment Treatment Aimed at Preventing Femoral Head Deformation in Perthes Disease 317 Benjamin Joseph and Charles T. Price The aim of treatment of Perthes in the early part of the disease is to prevent the femoral head from getting deformed by muscular forces and weight-bearing stresses transmitted across the acetabular margin. To achieve this, femoral head extrusion must be preempted in children who are older than 8 years at onset of the disease by ensuring containment as soon as the disease is diagnosed. In children younger than 8 years in whom femoral head extrusion occurs, containment must be obtained by the early stage of fragmentation.

Journal Title

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volume

42

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

317

Last Page

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WOS Identifier

WOS:000208681000006

ISSN

0030-5898

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