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Category: Recent Literature
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.…
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…
Perthes research output
It takes significant effort to understand, treat, and cure a rare condition such as Perthes disease. As a medical community, we need to advocate for more research efforts, funding, and…
Is there a role in suppressing inflammation in Perthes disease? A mouse model knockout study.
Article Highlight: Kuroyanagi G, et al., Interleukin-6 deletion stimulates revascularization and new bone formation following ischemic osteonecrosis in a murine model. Bone. 2018 Aug 17. Pubmed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30125727 A recent publication by…