Weight bearing in Perthes' disease.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Results of two different types of treatment for 82 varus-derotation femur osteotomies to cure Perthes' disease are presented. Patients were treated between 1974 and 1984. Postoperatively, in 30 cases weight bearing was allowed, while in 52 cases, non-weight bearing braces were applied. Comparing the results of the two groups and considering the risk factors, the authors found that non-weight bearing does not influence end results after proximal femur osteotomy.
Medical subject headings
- Early Ambulation
- Femur
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Osteotomy
Anatomy
- femur