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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Recurrent Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease revisited: Fake or reality?
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B, Volume 14, No. 6, Year 2005
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Description
The objective of this study was to assess the course, the epidemiologic features and the prognosis of recurrent Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. We reviewed seven reported cases and one personal case of recurrent Perthes' disease. In all cases, complete recovery from the previous episode was documented, and a thorough diagnostic work-up to rule out other diseases was undertaken. There were five boys. Age at onset ranged from 2 to 6 years. Five patients had bilateral involvement. Recurrence took place 1-5 years after complete healing of the initial one. Clinical and radiological pictures were similar to those found in primary Perthes' disease of the adolescent and consisted in a greater epiphyseal involvement. Recurrent Perthes' disease is very rare. We did not identify any risk factors for recurrence. A worse outcome is more closely related to an older age of the patient at recurrence than to recurrence itself. © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ghanem, Ismat B.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Khalife, Rami
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Haddad, Fadi
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Kharrat, Khalil E.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Dagher, Fernand M.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01202412-200511000-00005
ISSN:
1060152X
e-ISSN:
14735865
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Participants Gender
Male