Ultrasonic Diagnosis for Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

• Published in: Orthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 509 - 511
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Shigeo, Awaya, Goro, Okada, Atsushi, Ikeda, Toshihiko, Tada, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1986

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...