Clinical study of Perthes' Disease Long : term Results and Factors Affecting the End Results

The purpose of this paper is to find out, if possible, the relationship between the types of treatment, the infuluenced factors to the prognosis and the end results. Thirty six patients who had suffered from Perthes' disease were reviewed clinically and radiologically. The follow-up interval was between seven months and nineteen years with an average of six years, and the age at the time of review was between six and twenty nine years with an average of sixteen years. These patients had been treated by a variety of treatment, conservative (33 joints) and operative (11 joints). The final over-all results were clinically and radiologically graded into the groups as defined Ohi et al…