Join us to learn about our Adult Perthes Survey Findings! Join IPSG’s Dr. Harry Kim from Scottish Rite for Children and special guests: Comprehensive Hip Surgeon, Dr. Joel Wells and…
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Listen to Dr. Jennifer Laine discuss the latest on what IPSG is doing!
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
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…