The Effectiveness of a Hip Abduction Orthosis for Perthes Disease
Perthes disease is a rare childhood disorder of femoral head affecting 5-10 per 100,000 children. Prognostic factors remain uncertain after age five which requires careful evaluation of subject, planning for treatment always associated with a slow recovery. Orthoses are provided as a conservative tr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ojhas.org/issue57/2016-1-13.html |