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Perthes disease: a survey of management amongst members of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS).
- Source :
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Journal of children's orthopaedics [J Child Orthop] 2007 Jul; Vol. 1 (2), pp. 107-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Apr 20. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease remains controversial. The aim of this survey was to ascertain the current management strategies of this condition amongst UK paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, with particular regard to containment procedures in the fragmentation phase. Questionnaires were distributed at the January 2006 meeting of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS) and was posted to all absent members. The results showed a great deal of variability not only in the treatment of Perthes disease, but also in the decision-making processes. Consideration must now be given to a carefully constructed national multi-centre prospective randomised controlled study into the optimum management of this disease.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1863-2521
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of children's orthopaedics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19308482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11832-007-0021-9