Aim. To develop an animal model of femoral head aseptic necrosis for studying Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease. Materials and Methods. induce the development necrosis, we used Wistar rats (n = 8) which suffered from combined hypoperfusion increased intra-articular pressure in hip joint. Having employed isoflurane anesthesia, performed incision (≈ 3 cm length) on outer surface thigh projection joint t...

The article is based on the importance of applying means and methods specific to physical therapy in improvement Perthes disease. condition known as Perthes, Legg-Perthes, or Legg-Calve-Perthes disease an avascular osteonecrosis epiphysis femoral head. It assumed that through a kinetotherapeutic program appropriate patient's particularities, mobility coxofemoral joint will remain within normal ...

Evidence of disease was analyzed from the skeletal remains of 11 individuals dating to the post-Medieval period from church cemetery of St. Ilija in Serbia. Two individuals showed pathological condition affecting joints. It was supposed that first individual had been suffering from Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. It seems that this condition remained untreated, with extensive bone remodeling, and t...

Thirty-two patients (out of 52 undergoing surgery) with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCP) were examined retrospectively to assess the efficacy of surgical treatment on epiphyseal morphology at the primary healing. The analysis of the clinical results of the 33 hips considered indicated that it is necessary to operate above all on 3rd grade hips. For these the most frequent operation indicated is...

Growth hormone (GH) therapy is widely used in children; it may have various severe orthopaedic complications. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, scoliosis and carpal tunnel syndrome may occur with GH treatment. Before beginning GH therapy, it is important to take into account all the risk factors of the individual patient, as some conditions could contraindicate GH t...

We have previously reported on 57 patients (60 hips) with a past history of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease at a mean of 34 years after the onset of symptoms. From this original group, 48 patients (51 hips) were also available for review after a mean of 50.2 years. We consider that the best prognostic indicator for the hip is the shape of the femoral head at skeletal maturity. Normal or flattened s...

The present study shows the occurrence of the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I in a Swedish family. Five members were affected and they were examined clinically and radiologically, and four of them were also cytogenetically examined. Three of them had dysplasia of the hip joints reminiscent of the Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Functional hand problems were common. High resolution G banding d...

Transient synovitis (TS) of the hip develops spontaneously in childhood; it usually has a good prognosis and is a self-limiting disease. However, its pathology is not well known. We describe a case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) that seemingly developed due to TS. Even if TS is diagnosed on the basis of the patient's medical history and imaging findings, physicians should consider the pos...