Dr Jennifer Laine from Gillette Children’s Hospital joins the show to discuss the International Perthes Study Group’s work on early Perthes disease Click here
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the IPSG! We look forward to advancing our knowledge about perthes disease in 2021! 2020 was A great year as IPSG members published 8 original research…
IPSG at Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
IPSG members met in Charlotte, North Carolina for Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting (May 14-17, 2019) to discuss study updates, publications, and next steps. IPSG research was also presented at…
A review of the potential causes of Perthes Disease
To this day, the cause of Perthes disease remains unclear. A great review article available publicly on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6429000/ summarizes prior research studies identifying potential causes and associations with Perthes disease.…
Check out Dr. Kim & Earl Cole recorded facebook live event!
On February 8th, 2019 Dr. Harry Kim (from IPSG) and Earl Cole (Perthes Kid Foundation) hosted a facebook live event. Check it out HERE! A lot of interesting information about…
New study demonstrates utility of ultrasound to evaluate hip containment in Perthes Disease
MRI and sonography in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: clinical relevance of containment and influence on treatment. Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics, 2018 October Jandl NM, Schmidt T, Schulz M, Rüther W, Stuecker MHF In a recent study, ultrasound measurements…
Ask a Surgeon (In Spanish)
Recently, Perthes.org hosted Dr. Leah Cobb on a Q&A session in Spanish. For Spanish speaking patients and families, check out the recording here