Natural evolution of Perthes disease: A study of 610 children under 12 years of age at disease onset

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 590-600

  Joseph, Benjamin ^a   Varghese, George ^a   Mulpuri, Kishore ^a   Rao K L , Narasimha ^a   Sreekumaran Nair, N ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Femoral head deformation; Natural evolution; Perthes disease; Stage of the disease

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHYSIS DISEASE; EPIPHYSIS EXTRUSION; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METAPHYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONSET AGE; OSSIFICATION; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0041507038     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200309000-00005     Document Type: Article

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