Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) remains a challenging hip condition to
treat. More than a century after its identification, the etiology of
LCPD remains unclear and treatment continues to be controversial. The
main goal of treatment is to prevent femoral head deformation.
Preservation of femoral head sphericity is known to minimize the risk of
premature hip pain,
stiffness and arthritis. The
best ways to achieve these goals remain elusive.
This book is
replete with up-to-date discussions of history, epidemiology, radiology
and classification systems for LCPD. It takes a well-balanced,
evidence-based approach to various methods of treatment, from
conventional containment femoral and pelvic surgery, to more
cutting-edge procedures such as transfemoral head-neck tunneling, hip
distraction, hip arthroscopy and intraarticular femoral head reshaping
osteotomies, ending with a discussion of the latest biologic and
pharmacologic treatment strategies. It is a well-illustrated tome for
the various surgical techniques presented.
The chapter authors,
all experts in LCPD, share their practical, innovative and
comprehensive approach to this challenging condition. Legg-Calvé-Perthes
Disease will be the definitive reference work on this condition for
many years to come.