Legg-Calve-Perthes disease in girls. A comparison of the results with those seen in boys

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1256-1263

  Guille, James T ^a,b   Lipton, Glenn E ^a,c   Szöke, George ^a   Bowen, J Richard ^a   Harcke, H Theodore ^a   Glutting, Joseph J ^a,d  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 0031595623     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199809000-00002     Document Type: Article

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