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Teenager with leg calve perthes disease, how do we get this treated?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Varies with age: Primary goals of treatment are to alleviate pain and to prevent lasting deformity of the femoral head. Treatment often depends on age and severity.Before 6 yrs rest, avoid strenuous exercise, use range of motion exercises,crutches, walker, or casts, abduction bracing.Sometimes operations for older patients including femoral and iliac osteotomies.

Answered 5/17/2015

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