Perthes' or Perthes' resembling disease in 13-month-old boy
Autor: | Christopher Niedhart, U. Maus, J. A. K. Ohnsorge, Stefan Andereya, Fritz Uwe Niethard, Nicola Ihme, Sascha Gravius |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
Předmět: |
Male
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Radiography Infant Femur Head Avascular necrosis Magnetic resonance imaging Disease Radiological examination medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Femoral head medicine.anatomical_structure Plain radiography Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease medicine Humans Legg-Calve-Perthes disease Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B. 17:120-124 |
ISSN: | 1060-152X |
Popis: | Onset of Perthes' disease is reported frequently from the age of 2 years. Latest publications showed cases with onset of this disease in infancy at ages of 17 and 18 months. We report the case of a 13-month-old boy, who presented with left-sided limping. Radiological examination showed reduced height and fragmentation of the femoral head. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the typical signs of an avascular necrosis. Follow-up was done after 3, 7 and 15 months. Plain radiography showed the femoral head in a state of reparation. This is the youngest documented case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease and is discussed under consideration of the current literature. |
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