Abstract:Objective: To evaluate medial joint space in affected and normal contralateral hips in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD). Methods: To compare joint space, femoral head extrusion (FHE), medial space coefficient (MSC) of the hip, and femoral head width (FHW) in affected and normal hips, using 127 radiographs of patients with unilateral LCPD and considering age groups under and over six years old as well as their disease stage. Results: No statistically significant differences were observed reg… Show more
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