TOTBİD Dergisi

TOTBİD Dergisi

2017, Cilt 16, Sayı, 1     (Sayfalar: 036-041)

Effectiveness of varus osteotomy option in the treatment of LCP disease; current considerations

Salih Marangoz 1

1 Koç Üniversitesi Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul

DOI: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2017.07
Görüntüleme: 529
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İndirme : 396

Varus osteotomy is one of the options that is frequently applied using containment philosophy in the treatment of Perthes disease, mystery of which has not been solved for more than 100 years. Patients in lateral pillar group B and B/C would benefit the surgery most. As a disadvantage, long-standing limping and shortening could be seen postoperatively. In this review it is aimed to bring selected articles together and give the reader a perspective on the option of varus osteotomy as an alternative in the treatment of Perthes disease.

Anahtar Kelimeler : Perthes disease; Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease; varus osteotomy; femoroacetabular congruency; containment