Article
[Clinical and radiologic study of hereditary diseases of the femoral epiphysis].
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion - 1 Jan 2000
Mayén D G, Carnevale A, Takenaga R, Lizalde A, del Castillo V
Abstract excerpt
The diseases that involve the proximal femoral epiphysis are an heterogeneous group with similar clinical characteristics, so it is important to establish a differential diagnosis to bring suitable management and genetic counseling. The present study includes 33 patients: eleven with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED), five with spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia (SED), twelve with unilateral Perthes disease (PD uni)...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Chondrodysplasia Punctata
- Femur Head
- Humans
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Radiography