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. 1982;64(3):269-75.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.64B3.6807991.

A review of the morphology of Perthes' disease

A Catterall, J Pringle, P D Byers, G E Fulford, H B Kemp, C L Dolman, H M Bell, B McKibbin, Z Rális, O M Jensen, J Lauritzen, I V Ponseti, J Ogden

A review of the morphology of Perthes' disease

A Catterall et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1982.

Abstract

There are differences of opinion about the pathogenesis of Perthes' disease. All are agreed that it is due to ischaemia, but the cause of this and the size and number of infarctions are in dispute. Through the generosity of the contributors six whole femoral heads and core biopsies of five other cases have been studied radiographically and histologically. The findings ranged from an ischaemic arrest of ossification in the capital articular cartilage without infarction to multiple complete infarctions of the epiphysial bone. The ensuing reparative process contributes to the pathology, which is of a range to warrant grading or grouping.

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