Epidemiology, natural evolution, pathogenesis, clinical spectrum, and management of Legg–Calvé–Perthes

B Joseph, H Shah, DC Perry - Journal of Children's …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease is a self-limiting disorder that develops in
children following interruption of the blood supply to the capital femoral epiphysis. This …

Can large doses of glucocorticoids lead to Perthes? a case report and review of the literature

G Chen, T Chen, P Zhang, Z Zhang, R Huang, T Chen… - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Perthes disease (Legg-Calvé-Perthes, LCP) is a self-limited and non-
systemic disease occurring in the femoral heads of children, which is mainly manifested as …

New insights into the biomechanics of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease: the role of epiphyseal skeletal immaturity in vascular obstruction

M Pinheiro, CA Dobson, D Perry… - Bone & joint …, 2018 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Objectives Legg–Calvé–Perthes' disease (LCP) is an idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral
head that is most common in children between four and eight years old. The factors that lead …

Dynamic deformation of the femoral head occurs on weightbearing in Legg-Calves-Perthes disease: a translational pilot study

A Aarvold, R Lohre, H Chhina, K Mulpuri… - Bone & Joint …, 2020 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Though the pathogenesis of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) is unknown,
repetitive microtrauma resulting in deformity has been postulated. The purpose of this study …

Growth Hormone Treatment in Children with Perthes Disease and Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Case Report and Literature Review

Y Shi, Y Ying, X Luo, L Hou - Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Perthes disease is an idiopathic femoral head necrosis disease in children.
Although it is believed that the prognosis after surgery within 5 years of age is good, there …

Adult paleopathology as an indicator of childhood social roles: A case study of Perthes disease in a native Ohio female

MA Clark, R Bargielski, D Reich - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the study of children has played an important role in the development of
bioarchaeology. Particularly, researchers have long been concerned with the timing of …

The potential role of variations in juvenile hip geometry on the development of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a biomechanical investigation

MS Pinheiro, C Dobson, NM Clarke… - Computer Methods in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCP) is one of the most poorly understood diseases
in paediatric orthopaedics. One common trait of LCP is the marked morphological difference …

Influence of passive smoking on the onset of Legg-Calvè-Perthes disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Gao, Z Huang, Z Jia, H Ye, F Fu, M Song… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The relationship between passive smoking and the onset of Legg-Calvè-Perthes disease is
still controversial. Therefore, we conducted the study to systematically evaluate and analyze …

Approach to hip pain in childhood

PA Nigrovic, WA Phillips, SC Li - UpToDate [Internet]. Rose, BD (Ed) …, 2020 - uptodate.com
Hip pain is common in children and adolescents and has a broad range of causes, ranging
from the benign to the potentially devastating (table 1)[1]. The evaluation and common …