Open AccessStandards of early diagnosis of Perthes disease
Author(s) -
V. G. Kryuchok
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
vestnik travmatologii i ortopedii imeni n.n. priorova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-6738
pISSN - 0869-8678
DOI - 10.17816/vto105071
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , physical examination , surgery , pediatrics , radiology , paleontology , biology
Sixty-tliree patients with suspected early (preroentgenological) stage of Perthes disease were examined, 25 of these developed later a typical picture of osteochondropathy of the neck of the femur with manifest x-ray signs. Application of an improved method of osteoscinligraphy helped correctly diagnose the disease at the early stage in 24 (96%) of these 25 patients, whereas examination with a newly developed method of nonreference roentgenophotodensit- ometry was effective in 18 (72%) patients. A scheme for examination of patients with suspected Perthes disease (examination standard) is offered.