Perthes' disease: growth and aetiology.
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Perthes' disease: growth and aetiology.
During the last decade it has become evident that Perthes' disease can no longer be considered as a local ischaemic disorder in an otherwise normal child.1-3 The affected child's growth and development are unusual in several respects, namely (figure): * Bone aFe3-5 * Stature 8 and growth velocity9 * Disproportionate skeletal growth6 7 * Hormonesl'-2 * Congenital anomalies and defects13 14 * The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.63.11.1408