The treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. A critical review of the literature.
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 76 (3) , 448-458
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199403000-00017
Abstract
Many reports have been published about the results of treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease [1-35]. Legg, in 1910, reported on six patients, including one who had been managed operatively [21]. Since that time, a wide variety of approaches have been tried, including use of casts, calipers, braces,Keywords
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