The relationship of isotopic bone imaging findings to prognosis in Legg-Perthes disease
Fisher, R.L.; Roderique, J.W.; Brown, D.C.; Danigelis, J.A.; Ozonoff, M.B.; Sziklas, J.J.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 150: 23-29
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 7428227 Document Number: 158177
A significant association was observed between the size of the radioactive uptake defect on bone image and the end-result (Mose) in 34 hips of children with early Legg-Perthes disease. A correlation between the size of the bone-image defect and radiographic prognostic criteria, Catterall classification and extent of subchondral fissure was also observed in 27 early Legg-Perthes cases. Bone imaging is recommended for suspected Legg-Perthes patients, not only to establish the diagnosis but to assess the stage of disease and to determine prognosis.