legg-calve-perthes disease…

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blood supply to bone, coxa plana, perthes disease, legg-calve-perthes disease, the ball, the thighbone, in the hip doesn't get enough blood, causing the bone to die, dead bone is weak, ball to collapse, flatten, only one hip is affected, it's possible, to develop the condition, blood supply returns over several months, bringing in new bone cells, gradually replace the dead bone over 2 to 3 years, legg-calve-perthes disease occurs most frequently in boys 4 to 8 years old, many theories regarding the cause of this disease, little is actually known, knee pain, initial symptom, persistent thigh, groin pain, wasting of muscles, in the upper thigh, apparent shortening, the leg, legs of unequal length, hip stiffness that restricts movement, in the hip, difficulty walking, walking, a limp, painless, limited range of motion, a physical examination, look, loss in hip motion, typical limp, a hip x-ray, pelvis x-ray, signs of legg-calve-perthes disease, goal of treatment, keep the head, the femur, ball, the thighbone, inside the socket, the course, call this principle "containment", containment is achieved by maintaining a good range of motion, the hip, stiffness is initially, inflammation, in the hip joint, physical therapy, medications, ibuprofen, hip is painful, limp is worse, help to restrict vigorous activity, running, to reduce the inflammation, night-time traction, doctors no longer, require several months of enforced bedrest, does not help, conservative steps fail, surgery required to keep the hip joint, in the socket, surgery ranges from simple lengthening of a groin muscle to major hip surgery to reshape the pelvis, depending on the severity, the problem, the ball, the hip joint, widely depending on the age, the patient, severity, most important factor, the ball, disease has run its course, younger the age, the disease begins, better the outcome, children less than 6 years old who receive treatment, more likely to end up, a normal hip joint, children older than 6 to 8, more likely to end up, a deformed hip joint, to develop arthritis later in life, osteoarthritis, develop later in life, complication minimized, early recognition, proper treatment of legg-calve-perthes disease, a child develops any symptoms of this disorder.