Long-term Results of Modified Salter Innominate Osteotomy for Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

Long-term Results of Modified Salter Innominate Osteotomy for Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

Background In a previous study, we reported clinical and radiographic results of our modified Salter innominate osteotomy technique in 16 hips affected by Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) with an average follow-up of 31.8 months. In this study, we present the long-term results of the osteotomy in LCPD patients followed until physeal closure. Methods Thirty hips of 29 patients were followed u...

Comparison of the results from simple radiography, from before to after Salter osteotomy, in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease☆☆☆

OBJECTIVES To determine whether the clinical variables and preoperative classification of patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) who undergo Salter osteotomy correlate with the radiographic result at the time of skeletal maturity. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, 47 individuals with LCPD who were treated using Salter osteotomy (1984-2004) were evaluated. The patients were ...

Salter pelvic osteotomy in the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: the medium-term results.

In this study, clinical and radiological results were evaluated in patients with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease treated with Salter pelvic osteotomy. Between 2004 and 2008, 16 patients underwent a Salter osteotomy as treatment for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (15 male, 1 female; 10 right hip, 6 left hip). The mean age at the time of surgery was 8.1 +/- 1.4 (range: 6 to 10) years. Surgical indications...

Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease; a study of late results.

Osteochondritis dissecans following Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease.