Study advancement of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease's treatments and prognosis / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is one of the most concerned hip diseases in the pediatric orthopaedic field.Although there are many treatments for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease,new ideas for the therapy of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease still exist.Moreover,the prognosis of the disease mostly focuses on the studies of the degree of involvement of the epiphyseal plate,age of onset and lateral pillar classification.This contribution summarizes the treatments and prognosis of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.