Intertrochanteric varus osteotomy in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a report of 112 hips.
The results of 112 intertrochanteric femoral varus osteotomies performed on 102 children with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease were analyzed. The result worsened with the increasing age of the patient at operation. It was seldom good when the patients age was greater than or equal to 9 years. Catterall grouping and the concept of head at risk were of prognostic significance in patients operated on before 9 years of age and before the disease had reached the healing phase. No correlation was observed between the result and the femoral neck-shaft angle measured preoperatively and after consolidation of the osteotomy.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005270:Femur Head / Q000601:surgery; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis