Radiological assessment of patients with Perthes' disease treated by soft tissue release

We report the early radiological assessment of hips with Legg-Calve'-Perthes' disease [LCPD] who were treated by soft tissue release in the period between 1985 and 1987. Twenty patients with 23 hips were treated by release of the adductors, external rotators of the hips and the ilio-psoas tendon, if necessary. Only 18 patients with 20 hips were available at the present follow-up. We used the Mose' template and the C-E angle to evaluate the sphericity and containement of the femoral head after patients have reached skeletal maturity