Varus-producing osteotomy for patients with lateral pillar type B and C Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease followed to skeletal maturity

Castañeda, Pablo; Haynes, Richard; Mijares, Jorge; Quevedo, Héctor; Cassís, Nelson

doi:10.1007/s11832-008-0125-x

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Varus-producing osteotomy for patients with lateral pillar type B and C Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease followed to skeletal maturity

Published in Journal of Children s Orthopaedics • Sep 1, 2008

Authors:

Pablo Castañeda

Richard Haynes

Jorge Mijares

Abstract

PURPOSE: We sought to determine if a varus-producing osteotomy of the proximal femur was related to a better outcome than non-operative treatment for LCP disease. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of 121 patients; clinical outcome was determined with the Iowa Hip Score, and radiographic outco...

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Medicine

Pillar

Radiography

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