Contemporary Trends in the Orthotic Management of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
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In 1895 , the G e r m a n phys ic i s t W i l h e l m K. R o e n t g e n d i scovered x-rays. The sub s e q u e n t era saw an exp los ion of medical k n o w l e d g e and m a n y l ively con t rovers ies over credi t for var ious d i scover ies . No t the least o f these w a s over w h o should rece ive credi t for de sc r ib ing o s t eochondros i s of the h i p and for di f ferent ia t ing it from tu be rcu los i s of the h ip . E c h o e s of the con t roversy can b e found even today i n its more popular n a m e : Legg (1910) , Calve (1910) , Pe r thes (1910) , Wa ldens t rom (1909) d i sease . T h i s is more c o m m o n l y shor tened to Per thes d i sease or Legg-Per thes d i sease , or even a b b r e v i a t e d as L C P D . To th is day the e t io logy of L C P D is o b scure , and over the years n e w t reatment t e c h n i q u e s have evolved . T h i s paper is in t ended to explore s o m e of these i ssues from the po in t of v i ew of the cl inical or thot is t , w i t h par t icular e m p h a s i s b e i n g g iven to ambula to ry non-surg ica l t rea tment and to s o m e of the var ious o r thoses used . THE DISEASE
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تاریخ انتشار 2011