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

    Authors

    B. Joseph;C. T. Price

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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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