The natural history of Perthes' disease: Risk factors in 212 patients followed for 5 years

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 708-714

  Terjesen, Terje ^a   Wiig, Ola ^a   Svenningsen, Svein ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Sorlandet Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERTHES DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78649677337     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2010.533935     Document Type: Article

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