Summary
1. A study of 116 children with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease showed a spectrum of skeletal maturity in which 33 (29%) were significantly retarded (over 2 SD) and six (5%) significantly accelerated (over 2 SD).
2. There was no correlation between skeletal maturity and the ages of the children or the end result of the disease.
3. Skeletal maturity, as a characteristic of development, did not change appreciably with additional growth in a separate study of 52 children for whom subsequent hand and wrist radiographs were available for an average interval of 4.6 years (one to 14 years).
Résumé
1. Une étude concernant 116 enfants atteints de maladie de Legg-Perthes-Calvé a montré un éventail de maturation osseuse dans lequel 33 (29%) avaient un retard significantif (au dessus de 2 écarts-types) et six (5%) avaient une avance notable (au dessus de 2 écarts-types).
2. Il n'a pas été trouvé de rapport entre la maturation osseuse et l'âge des enfants ou le résultat final de la maladie.
3. Dans une étude séparée de 52 enfants chez lesquels des radiographies ultérieures de la main et du poignet furent pratiquées avec un intervalle moyen de 4,6 années (1 à 14 ans), la maturation osseuse, en tant que critère du développement, n'a pas changé de façon appréciable avec la poursuite de la croissance.
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Katz, J.F., Siffert, R.S. Skeletal maturity in legg-calvé-perthes disease. International Orthopaedics 1, 227–230 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266340
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