Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in patients under 5 years of age does not always result in a good outcome. Personal experience and meta-analysis of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-228

  Fabry, Kristof ^a   Fabry, Guy ^a   Moens, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

End results in LCP; Legg Calv Perthes disease under 5 years; Meta analysis of literature in LCP

Indexed keywords

ACETABULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERTHES DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0037573344     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200305000-00011     Document Type: Article

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