KMID : 1207720160080040452
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Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 2016 Volume.8 No. 4 p.452 ~ p.457
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Treatment of Late-Onset Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease by Arthrodiastasis
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Kim Sung-Soo
Lee Chan-Woo Kim Hyeon-Jun Kim Hyun-Ho Wang Lih
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Abstract
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Background: To evaluate the efficacy of arthrodiastasis for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.
Methods: Arthrodiastasis was conducted using external fixator devices (Orthofix) in 7 patients at least 8 years of age with a diagnosis of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. The average follow-up was 80 months (range, 32 to 149 months), and their average age was 9.1 years (range, 8 to 12 years). The results of treatment were evaluated by measuring the degree of hip pain and the range of motion of the hip at 6 months after the operation and comparing the values with preoperative measurements. Radiological recovery was evaluated by the epiphyseal index and compared with the preoperative values. At the final follow-up, clinical and radiological results were evaluated using the Iowa hip score and the Stulberg classification.
Results: On the clinical evaluation performed at 6 months after arthrodiastasis, the degree of pain decreased by 1.8 points on average, and the average flexion, internal rotation, and abduction increased by 35¡Æ, 16¡Æ, and 11¡Æ, respectively. Based on radiological findings, the epiphyseal index showed a remarkable increase of 6.6 on average (from 19 preoperatively to 26 postoperatively). At the final follow-up, the average Iowa hip score improved from 65 points preoperatively to 84 points. There were 1 Stulberg class I hip, 2 Stulberg class II hips, 3 Stulberg class III hips, 1 Stulberg class IV hip, and no Stulberg class V hip.
Conclusions: We conclude that arthrodiastasis using an external fixator can be a relatively promising surgical procedure for the treatment of late-onset Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.
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KEYWORD
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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, Arthrodiastasis, Epiphyseal index, Iowa hip score, Stulberg classification
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