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Salvage procedure in a case with complicated hip stiffness due to late-onset Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: a case report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Case: We report a case of a 13-year-old boy with late-presenting Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease with femoral head extrusion and painful femoro-acetabular impingement. The patient exhibited significant limitations in performing daily activities due to a limping gait requiring elbow crutches. The patient was treated with nonarticulated hip arthrodiastasis. At follow-up after skeletal maturity, the patient demonstrated marked clinical improvement, including a return to sports activity, and radiographs revealed a well-contained and congruent hip joint. Athrodiastasis is a valuable treatment option for complex cases of late-onset Perthes’ disease with femoral head extrusion and significant hip stiffness.

Source: The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal

DOI: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_26_24

Authors: Gamal A. Hosni, Abdullah Y. AlMarshad, Athkar H. AlHajjaj

Institutions: Benha University, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Hip disorders and treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409217478

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