title: The treatment of Perthes' disease.
abstract: The results of surgical and conservative treatments of a total of 235 patients with unilateral Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease are reported. Results of the two modes of treatment with those of an untreated patient group are presented. The long periods of follow-up have shown that surgical treatment yielded better results than the weight-relief of the hip by a splint. Following femoral osteotomy, the course of the disease became more rapid. Based on their experiences, authors recommend the surgical treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vizkelety
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kéry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D013165:Splints