The genesis of Perthes' disease: does it lie in hips with reduced ranges of movement?
| Autor: | Keith Tayton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Black african Range of movement Black People Disease African Group Ghana White People Restricted range medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Range of Motion Articular Child Wales business.industry Movement (music) Femur Head Radiography External rotation Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Physical therapy Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Female Hip Joint business Range of motion |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B. 19(4) |
| ISSN: | 1473-5865 |
| Popis: | Noting that Perthes' disease is relatively common in Caucasian British children compared with black African children, this study was carried out to compare the range of hip movements in a series of 100 normal Ghanaian children and 182 normal British children, between 5 and 6 years of age. A significantly increased range of movement was found in the African group in all parameters, (P |
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