Physician Resources
Literature Review
- Kim HKW: Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. In: Surgery of the Hip, Berry DJ and Lieberman JR (Eds). Elsevier, New York. 2011. ISBN: 978-0-443-06991-8
- Herring JA: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease. In: Tachdjian’s Pediatric Orthopaedics (1st ed, Chap 17). Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia. ISBN 978-1-4160-2221-3
- Herring JA: Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. In: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons monograph series. Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Ill. 1996.
- Catterall A: Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease. In: Current problems in orthopaedics. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, New York. 1982.
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We now have a Membership Committee, chaired by Kishore Mulpuri, and membership application form. An applicant needs to submit a statement of interest, treat adequate number of patients in the initial stages of Perthes over 6 years of age, be able to obtain perfusion MRIs and IRB approval for research, and get approval by the membership committee. Members are also expected to attend the annual meeting at TSRHC. Please contact us for more details.
MR Perfusion Index as a quantitative method of evaluating epiphyseal perfusion in Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease and correlation with short-term radiographic outcome: a preliminarystudy. Du J, Lu A, Dempsey M, Herring T, Kim HK. J Pediatr Orthop 2013. PMID 23872796
Application of the surgical dislocation approach to residual hip deformity secondary to Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease. Novais EN. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics: 33:S62-S69, 2013. PMID 23764795
A comparison of non-contrast and contrast-enhanced MRI in the initial stage of Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease. Kim HK, Kaste S, Dempsey M, Wilkes D. Pediatric Radiology: 2013 Mar 12 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 23478799
Management of Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease using an A-frame orthosis and hip range of motion: A 25-year experience. Rich MM, Schoenecker PL. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: 33(2):112–119, 2013. PMID 23389562
Quantitative measures for evaluating the radiographic outcome of Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease. Shah H, Siddesh ND, Pai H, Tercier S, Joseph, B. J Bone Joint Surg, 95(4):354-361, 2013. PMID 23426770
The fate of the joint space in Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease. Vijayan S, Mehta O, Jacob G, Siddesh ND, Shah H, Joseph B. Skeletal Radiol: 42:341-345, 2013. PMID 22714126
Valgus femoral osteotomy for noncontainable Perthes hips: prognostic factors of remodeling. Yoo WJ, Choi IH, Moon HJ, Chang S, Cho TJ, Choi YH, Moon S, Chung CY. Journal of Pedatric Orthopaedics: 2013 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 23812133
Microcrack Density and Nanomechanical Properties in the Subchondral Region of the Immature Piglet Femoral Head following Ischemic Osteonecrosis. Aruwajoye OO, Patel MK, Allen MR, Burr DB, Aswath PB, Kim HKW. Bone: 52:632-39, 2013. PMID 22889721
Legg–Calvé–Perthes and slipped capital femoral epiphysis: major development causes of femoroacetabular impingement.Mills MB, Lewis CL, Schoenecker PL, Clohisy JC. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: 21:S59-S63, 2013. PMID 23818193
Shelf acetabuloplasty in the treatment of severe legg-calvé-perthes disease: good outcomes at midterm follow-up. Grzegorzewski A, Synder M, Kmieć K, Krajewski K, Polguj M, Sibiński M. Biomed Res Int. 2013 Epub Nov 27. PMID 24377097
Role of Advanced Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Active Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Laine JC, Martin BD, Novotny SA, Kelly DM. 2018 Aug 1; 26(15):526-536. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00856. PMID: 29939867
