Our IPSG professionals prescribe the use of wheelchair or crutches for a number of patients every year, as a form of non-operative or post-operative treatment. The ordeal can be straining not only for families but also for the patients themsleves. “Crutch” is a project that “chronicles the life of Bill Shannon, an internationally renowned artist

Dr. Harry Kim and his team at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children performed a MRI study which showed that children with Perthes have inflammation in the affected hip joint for a very long time. Furthermore, the team discovered that a protein known to increase inflammation called interleukin-6 or IL-6 was significantly increased in

We are proud of the work and initiative taken by Betsy Miller and Dr. Charles Price. In their recently published book “The Parents’ Guide to Perthes:Understanding Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease”, they have combined skilled writing and medical expertise to try and provide an avenue for parents/families dealing with perthes. This book is a great resource, as it

What is the difference between Perfusion MRI and Contrast MRI? Perfusion MRI is a type of contrast MRI but it is more sensitive for detecting blood flow. For both MRIs, a dye is injected into blood circulation before taking the MRI pictures. With the perfusion MRI, the MRI images are processed by computer to highlight