Pigmented villonodular synovitis: a comprehensive review and proposed treatment algorithm

SR Stephan, B Shallop, R Lackman, TWB Kim… - JBJS …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
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Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis: A Comprehensive Review and Proposed Treatment …

The pathogenesis and treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

T Ibrahim, DG Little - JBJS reviews, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract➢ Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is a childhood hip condition in which the blood
supply to the capital femoral epiphysis is interrupted, causing osteonecrosis and …

Imaging of pediatric growth plate disturbances

JC Nguyen, BK Markhardt, AC Merrow, JR Dwek - Radiographics, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
The growth plates, or physes, are visible on virtually all images obtained in skeletally
immature children. The proper function of these growth plates depends on an intricate …

Optimal timing for containment surgery for Perthes disease

B Joseph, NS Nair, NR KL, K Mulpuri… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
To identify the optimal timing for containment surgery for Perthes disease, the outcomes
following femoral osteotomy of 97 children were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate …

Perfusion MRI in early stage of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease to predict lateral pillar involvement: a preliminary study

HKW Kim, KD Wiesman, V Kulkarni, J Burgess, E Chen… - JBJS, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Current radiographic classifications for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease cannot be
applied at the early stages of the disease. The purpose of this study was to quantify the …

How does a femoral varus osteotomy alter the natural evolution of Perthes' disease?

B Joseph, N Rao, K Mulpuri… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
To study how a femoral osteotomy alters the natural evolution of Perthes' disease, records
and radiographs of 640 patients with Perthes' disease were analyzed. The data of 314 …

The natural history of Perthes' disease: risk factors in 212 patients followed for 5 years

T Terjesen, O Wiig, S Svenningsen - Acta orthopaedica, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background The prognosis in Perthes' disease varies considerably according to certain risk
factors, but there is no concensus regarding the relative importance of these factors. We …

Role of advanced imaging in the diagnosis and management of active Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

JC Laine, BD Martin, SA Novotny… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Since the first description of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease a century ago, the diagnosis,
staging, prognosis, and treatment decisions have been based on plain radiographs. The …

Assessment of femoral head revascularization in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease using serial perfusion MRI

HKW Kim, J Burgess, A Thoveson, P Gudmundsson… - JBJS, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is a juvenile form of osteonecrosis of the femoral
head. The purpose of this study was to use serial perfusion magnetic resonance imaging …

Management of Perthes' disease

B Joseph - Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2015 - Springer
The main complication of Perthes' disease is femoral head deformation. Evidence from the
literature highlights two important factors related to the cause and timing of this …