Lateral shelf acetabuloplasty: an operation for older children with Perthes' disease.

Journal article

Although 59% of children with Perthes' disease have a good result without treatment, poor results are common when the disease has onset in older children. Femoral osteotomy at this age will control the disease but may leave shortening and a persisting limp if there is insufficient capacity for remodeling and growth. Twenty children aged greater than 8 years with early disease were treated by lateral shelf acetabuloplasty. The results are compared with those in 14 children for whom no treatmen...

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Authors: Willett, K; Hudson, I; Catterall, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of pediatric orthopedics
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 563-568
• Publication date: 1992-01-01
• EISSN: 1539-2570
• ISSN: 0271-6798
• Language: English
• Keywords: Range of Motion, Articular; Follow-Up Studies; Female; Legg-Perthes Disease; Prognosis; Male; Child; Humans; Acetabulum