Fractures and Separated Epiphyses
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Treatment of Perthes' disease in older children.
The results of treating 148 hips in 135 children (aged 7 to 16 at the onset of management) for Perthes' disease are analysed. Cases are classified according to the amount of epiphysial containment and the results assessed according to the degree of preserved sphericity. It is concluded that to obtain satisfactory results in this age group treatment should be prolonged until the restitution of t...
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