Long-term follow-up of a patient cohort with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate prognostic risk factors related to a poor radiological outcome. The study consisted of 74 patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease treated using a Thomas splint. The modified Herring lateral pillar classification and the reviewed Stulberg classification system were applied. A significant correlation between the Herring group and Stulberg was found (P=0.03). There was a significant correlation between age at onset of the disease and Stulberg outcome (P=0.05). The Herring classification correlated to the Stulberg outcome. An age of 7 years or more at onset was considered as a risk factor for a poor Stulberg outcome.

• Authors: Lonnie Froberg, Finn Christensen, Niels W Pedersen, Soren Overgaard
• Journal: Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B (J Pediatr Orthop B) Vol. 20 Issue 5 Pg. 273-7 (Sep 2011) ISSN: 1473-5865 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21829143 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Age of Onset
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Denmark (epidemiology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Hip Joint (pathology)
• Humans
• Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
• Male
• Prognosis
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• Splints
• Weight-Bearing