Enfermedad de Perthes: valoración clínica y radiológica de diferentes tipos de tratamiento.

After preliminary introduction regarding the treatment of Perthes' disease, a critical study of 25 cases diagnosed between 1975 andJ985 was made at the hospitals of N. a S. a de La Candelaria and Clínico Universitario of Canarias.The diferent treatments were conservative, Salter's... Chiari's and femoral osteotomíes.Clinical and radiological evaluation of the results were carried out after intervals of treatment ranging from 6 to 91 months, the average being 26,5 months.The f'ollowed Catterall's, Ducken's and Melenaus' criteria for c1inical and radiological evaluation.The cases which did not receive treatment obtained the worst results. In Perthes' type I the treatment of choice is conservative in Perthes' type II and III femoral osteotomy.

After preliminary introduction regarding the treatment of Perthes' disease, a critical study of 25 cases diagnosed between 1975 andJ985 was made at the hospitals of N. a S. a de La Candelaria and Clínico Universitario of Canarias.The diferent treatments were conservative, Salter's... Chiari's and femoral osteotomíes.Clinical and radiological evaluation of the results were carried out after intervals of treatment ranging from 6 to 91 months, the average being 26,5 months.The f'ollowed Catterall's, Ducken's and Melenaus' criteria for c1inical and radiological evaluation.The cases which did not receive treatment obtained the worst results. In Perthes' type I the treatment of choice is conservative in Perthes' type II and III femoral osteotomy.