Results of Conservative Treatment in Perthes' Disease

Abstract

Treatment modalities have shown great improvement in the treatment of Perthes' Disease but a classic protocol has not been formed. In this article we have reviewed conservative forms of treatment, their results and effectiveness. 36 hips of 30 patients were evaluated. After a mean follow-up of 6.6 years, 33 hips were evaluated as having acceptable results and 3 hips with poor results.