Perthes disease in a 2-year-old child.
Perthes disease represents a transient interruption of the blood supply to the femoral head followed by collapse and subsequent remodelling. The majority of cases present between the ages of 4 and 10 years. We report the case of a child who developed a painful right-sided limp some days after his second birthday. The limp was initially interpreted as a transient synovitis of the hip. However, when the limp persisted, further investigations revealed that he had Perthes disease.
Department of Orthopaedics, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals, Peterborough, UK.
Daphne
D
Dhas
Department of Orthopaedics, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals, Peterborough, UK.
Aparna
A
Viswanath
Department of Orthopaedics, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals, Peterborough, UK Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Mark David
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-1392
MD
Latimer
D017668:Age of Onset; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography