Timing of premature physeal closure in Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.

摘要

We may expect premature physeal closure of the proximal femoral physis in patients with LCPD to occur 3.5?years earlier than normal hips. Presence of premature physeal closure can be an adjunct diagnostic tool in the prognostication of LCPD outcomes. Future studies directed toward premature physeal closure in LCPD and associated growth disturbances are necessary.