Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

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Key articles

Stulberg SD, Cooperman DR, Wallensten R. The natural history of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1981 Sep;63(7):1095-108. Abstract

Catterall A. The natural history of Perthes' disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1971 Feb;53(1):37-53. Abstract

Salter RB, Thompson GH. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. The prognostic significance of the subchondral fracture and a two-group classification of the femoral head involvement. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1984 Apr;66(4):479-89. Abstract

Herring JA, Neustadt JB, Williams JJ, et al. The lateral pillar classification of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 1992 Mar-Apr;12(2):143-50. Abstract

Canale ST, D'Anca AF, Cotler JM, et al. Innominate osteotomy in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1972 Jan;54(1):25-40. Abstract

Reference articles

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14. Gregosiewicz A, Okonski M, Stolecka D, et al. Ischemia of the femoral head in Perthes' disease: is the cause intra- or extravascular? J Pediatr Orthop. 1989 Mar-Apr;9(2):160-2. Abstract

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27. Gruppo R, Glueck CJ, Wall E, et al. Legg-Perthes disease in three siblings, two heterozygous and one homozygous for the factor V Leiden mutation. J Pediatr. 1998 May;132(5):885-8. Abstract

28. Szepesi K, Pósán E, Hársfalvi J, et al. The most severe forms of Perthes' disease associated with the homozygous Factor V Leiden mutation. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 Apr;86(3):426-9. Abstract

29. Glueck CJ, Glueck HI, Greenfield D, et al. Protein C and S deficiency, thrombophilia, and hypofibrinolysis: pathophysiologic causes of Legg-Perthes disease. Pediatr Res. 1994 Apr;35(4 Pt 1):383-8. Abstract

30. Zahir A, Freeman AR. Cartilage changes following a single episode of infarction of the capital femoral epiphysis in the dog. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1972 Jan;54(1):125-36. Abstract

31. Perry DC, Green DJ, Bruce CE, et al. Abnormalities of vascular structure and function in children with Perthes disease. Pediatrics. 2012 Jul;130(1):e126-31. Abstract

32. Kallio P, Ryoppy S, Kunnamo I. Transient synovitis and Perthes' disease. Is there an aetiological connection? J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1986 Nov;68(5):808-11. Abstract

33. Mukamel M, Litmanovitch M, Yosipovich Z, et al. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease following transient synovitis. How often? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1985 Nov;24(11):629-31. Abstract

34. Kamiya N, Yamaguchi R, Adapala NS, et al. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease produces chronic hip synovitis and elevation of interleukin-6 in the synovial fluid. J Bone Miner Res. 2015 Jun;30(6):1009-13. Abstract

35. Kealey DW, Lappin KJ, Leslie H, et al. Endocrine profile and physical stature of children with Perthes disease. J Pediatr Orthop. Mar-Apr 2004;24(2):161-6. Abstract

36. Harrison MH, Turner MH, Jacobs P. Skeletal immaturity in Perthes' disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1976 Feb;58(1):37-40. Abstract

37. Burwell RG, Vernon CL, Dangerfield PH, et al. Raised somatomedin activity in the serum of young boys with Perthes' disease revealed by bioassay. A disease of growth transition? Clin Orthop Rel Res. 1986 Aug;(209):129-38. Abstract

38. Tanaka H, Tanura K, Takano K, et al. Serum somatomedin A in Perthes' disease. Acta Orthop Scand. 1984 Apr;55(2):135-40. Abstract

39. Joseph B. Serum immunoglobulin in Perthes' disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1991 May;73(3):509-10.Full text  Abstract

40. Kitsugi T, Kasahara Y, Seto Y, et al. Normal somatomedin-C activity measured by radioimmunoassay in Perthes' disease. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989 Jul;(244):217-21. Abstract

41. Katz JF. Protein-bound iodine in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1955 Jul;37-A(4):842-6. Abstract

42. Westhoff B, Krauspe R, Kalke AE, et al. Urinary excretion of deoxypyridinoline in Perthes' disease: a prospective, controlled comparative study in 83 children. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jul;88(7):967-71. Abstract

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44. Garcia Mata S, Ardanaz Aicua E, Hidalgo Overjero A, et al. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and passive smoking. J Pediatr Orthop. 2000 May-Jun;20(3):326-30. Abstract

45. Gordon JE, Schoenecker PL, Osland JD, et al. Smoking and socio-economic status in the etiology and severity of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2004 Nov;13(6):367-70. Abstract

46. Bahmanyar S, Montgomery SM, Weiss RJ, et al. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and other prenatal and perinatal factors and the risk of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):e459-64. Abstract

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48. Joseph B. Morphological changes in the acetabulum in Perthes' disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1989 Nov;71(5):756-63.Full text  Abstract

49. Stulberg SD, Cooperman DR, Wallensten R. The natural history of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1981 Sep;63(7):1095-108. Abstract

50. Barker DJ, Hall AJ. The epidemiology of Perthes' disease. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1986 Aug;(209):89-94. Abstract

51. Wiig O, Terjesen T, Svenningsen S, et al. The epidemiology and etiology of Perthes' disease in Norway. A nationwide survey of 425 patients. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Sep;88(9):1217-23. Abstract

52. Kealey WD, Moore AJ, Cook S, et al. Deprivation, urbanisation and Perthes' disease in Northern Ireland. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000 Mar;82(2):167-71. Abstract

53. Purry NA. The incidence of Perthes disease in three population groups in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1982;64(3):286-8. Abstract

54. Joseph B, Chacko V, Rao BS, et al. The epidemiology of Perthes' disease in south India. Int J Epidemiol. 1988 Sep;17(3):603-7. Abstract

55. Sharma S, Sibinski M, Sherlock DA. A profile of Perthes' disease in Greater Glasgow: is there an association with deprivation? J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Nov;87(11):1536-40. Abstract

56. Perry DC, Bruce CE, Pope D, et al. Perthes' disease of the hip: socioeconomic inequalities and the urban environment. Arch Dis Child. 2012 Dec;97(12):1053-7. Abstract

57. Perry DC, Bruce CE, Pope D, et al. Comorbidities in Perthes' disease: a case control study using the General Practice Research database. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Dec;94(12):1684-9. Abstract

58. Shaw ED, Beals RK. The hip joint in Trisomy 21. A study of its structure and associated disease. Clin Orthop. 1992;278:101-107. Abstract

59. Oshima M, Yoshihasi Y, Ito K, et al. Initial stage of Legg-Calve Perthes’ disease: comparison of three-phase scintigraphy and SPECT with MR imaging. Eur J Radiol. 1992 Sep;15(2):107-12. Abstract

60. Bos CF, Bloem JL, Bloem RM. Sequential magnetic resonance imaging in Perthes’ disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1991 Mar;73(2):219-24.Full text  Abstract

61. Du J, Lu A, Dempsey M, et al. MR perfusion index as a quantitative method of evaluating epiphyseal perfusion in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and correlation with short-term radiographic outcome: a preliminary study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Oct-Nov;33(7):707-13. Abstract

62. Kim HK, Wiesman KD, Kulkarni V, et al. Perfusion MRI in early stage of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease to predict lateral pillar involvement: a preliminary study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Jul 16;96(14):1152-60. Abstract

63. Catterall A. The natural history of Perthes' disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1971 Feb;53(1):37-53. Abstract

64. Huhnstock S, Svenningsen S, Merckoll E, et al. Radiographic classifications in Perthes disease. Acta Orthop. 2017 Oct;88(5):522-9.Full text  Abstract

65. Salter RB, Thompson GH. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. The prognostic significance of the subchondral fracture and a two-group classification of the femoral head involvement. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1984 Apr;66(4):479-89. Abstract

66. Herring JA, Neustadt JB, Williams JJ, et al. The lateral pillar classification of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 1992 Mar-Apr;12(2):143-50. Abstract

67. Herring JA, Kim HT, Browne R. Legg-Calve Perthes disease. Part I: Classification of radiographs with use of the modified lateral pillar and Stulberg classifications. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Oct;86(10):2103-20. Abstract

68. Canale ST, D'Anca AF, Cotler JM, et al. Innominate osteotomy in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1972 Jan;54(1):25-40. Abstract

69. Sinigaglia R, Bundy A, Okoro T, et al. Is conservative treatment really effective for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease? A critical review of the literature. Chirurgia Narzadow Ruchu i Ortopedia Polska. 2007 Nov-Dec;72(6):439-43.

70. Nguyen NA, Klein G, Dogbey G, et al. Operative versus nonoperative treatments for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a meta-analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Oct-Nov;32(7):697-705. Abstract

71. Saran N, Varghese R, Mulpuri K. Do femoral or salter innominate osteotomies improve femoral head sphericity in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease? A meta-analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Sep;470(9):2383-93. Abstract

72. Rich MM, Schoenecker PL. Management of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease using an A-frame orthosis and hip range of motion: a 25-year experience. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Mar;33(2):112-9. Abstract

73. Wiig O, Terjesen T, Svenningsen S. Prognostic factors and outcome of treatment in Perthes' disease: a prospective study of 368 patients with five-year follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Oct;90(10):1364-71. Abstract

74. Jasiewicz B, Zarzycka M, Zarzycki D, et al. Salter osteotomy in Perthes' disease. Late radiological results. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2004 Nov-Dec;6(6):733-9. Abstract

75. Hsu JE, Baldwin KD, Tannast M, et al. What is the evidence supporting the prevention of osteoarthritis and improved femoral coverage after shelf procedure for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Sep;470(9):2421-30. Abstract

76. Kadhim M, Holmes L Jr, Bowen JR. The role of shelf acetabuloplasty in early and late stages of Perthes disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies. J Child Orthop. 2012 Oct;6(5):379-90.

77. Hanna SA, Sarraf KM, Ramachandran M, et al. Systematic review of the outcome of total hip arthroplasty in patients with sequelae of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2017 Aug;137(8):1149-54. Abstract

78. Nakamura J, Kamegaya M, Saisu T, et al. Outcome of patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes onset before 6 years of age. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Mar;35(2):144-50. Abstract

79. Wiig O, Huhnstock S, Terjesen T, et al. The outcome and prognostic factors in children with bilateral Perthes' disease: a prospective study of 40 children with follow-up over five years. Bone Joint J. 2016 Apr;98-B(4):569-75. Abstract

80. Heesakkers N, van Kempen R, Feith R, et al. The long-term prognosis of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a historical prospective study with a median follow-up of forty one years. Int Orthop. 2015 May;39(5):859-63. Abstract

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