How does a femoral varus osteotomy alter the natural evolution of Perthes' disease?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-15

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

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Natural evolution; Perthes' disease; Varus osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE REGENERATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 10844254929     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200501000-00002     Document Type: Article

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