Assessing the role of hip arthrography in the treatment decision making for children with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the role of hip arthrography in the treatment decision making for children with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD).

Methods: A total of 47 consecutive children with LCPD (42 boys, 5 girls; mean age=7.5 years; range=6-10 years) who underwent operative treatment were included in the study.

The Effect of Clinical Knowledge and Surgical Experience on Treatment Choice in Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Intra-observer and Inter-observer Reliability Study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate standardized hip radiographs, arthographs, demographic characteristics, physical examination findings, and their effects on treatment choices in leg-calve-perthes disease (LCPD). Intraobserver and interobserver realibility between orthopaedic residents, orthopaedic surgeons, and paediatric orthopaedic surgeons were also investigated.

Materials And Methods: 47 LCPD patients were included this cross-sectional study.

Intra- and inter-observer reliability of Laredo classification system in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease.

The purpose of the current study was to investigate intra- and inter-observer reliability of arthrographic Laredo classification system in Perthes disease. Forty-seven patients were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Patients' age, gender, physical findings and hip arthrographs were collected from hospital medical records.