Severe perthes disease noted 5 years after the successful conservative treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip

  • L. Williams
  • , S. Wientroub
  • , A. T. Canario
  • , J. A. Fixsen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A case report is presented of a child who developed a severe type of Perthes disease following successful conservative treatment of congenital dislocation of the same hip, diagnosed at walking age. It is suggested that the poor outcome of the surgical containment of the hip may be related to the previous disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)422-423
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1982
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Congenital dislocation
  • Conservative treatment
  • Containment treatment
  • Perthes disease

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