Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2015;30(11):872-874

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2015.11.021

Study advancement of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease's treatments and prognosis

Jinwei ZHUO ; Song YU

Keywords

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease; Containment operation; Prognosis

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is one of the most concerned hip diseases in the pediatric orthopaedic field.Although there are many treatments for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease,new ideas for the therapy of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease still exist.Moreover,the prognosis of the disease mostly focuses on the studies of the degree of involvement of the epiphyseal plate,age of onset and lateral pillar classification.This contribution summarizes the treatments and prognosis of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.