Ultrasonic Diagnosis for Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

Ultrasonic examination was performed on 11 cases of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD). The cartilaginous femoral head, the nucleus, the iliac bone and the limbus were visualized by ultrasonography. In LCPD the deformity of the cartilaginous femoral head and the fragmentation of the nucleus can be de...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 509 - 511
Main Authors Suzuki, Shigeo, Awaya, Goro, Okada, Atsushi, Ikeda, Toshihiko, Tada, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1986
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Summary:Ultrasonic examination was performed on 11 cases of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD). The cartilaginous femoral head, the nucleus, the iliac bone and the limbus were visualized by ultrasonography. In LCPD the deformity of the cartilaginous femoral head and the fragmentation of the nucleus can be demonstrated. We developed “echo-index” which is a new method for measurement of ultrasonographic results of LCPD. The results of echo-index is well correlated with those of caput-index by Jonsäter. We presented the ultrasonographs of 4 cases of LCPD comparing the results of arthrography. Ultrasonic examination is non-invasive and we think that it is very useful for the evaluation for LCPD.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.35.509