Intertrochanteric Osteotomy in the Treatment of Perthes' Disease
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Intertrochanteric osteotomy has been carried out in 34 children with Perthes' disease. Five weeks after the operation the patients were allowed to move about freely. The average postoperative follow-up period was 27 months. At that time the results seemed to be at least as good as those of Thomas' splint therapy. The varus-derotation osteotomy performed in the initial stage accelerated the process of reossifi-cation and seemed to prevent subluxation. According to our findings it is worthwhile correcting the subluxation even in cases with irreversible changes.Downloads
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Published
1976-01-01
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Puranen, J., & Heikkinen, E. (1976). Intertrochanteric Osteotomy in the Treatment of Perthes’ Disease. Acta Orthopaedica, 47(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677608998977
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