Perthes disease

Most cases of Perthes disease have presented themselves by age 14 years old.

At an early age, he was diagnosed with Perthes disease, and spent nearly four years with braces on his legs.

As a boy he had Perthes disease, a degenerative disease of the hip joint.

In early childhood Dale was diagnosed with Perthes disease, which affects the hip joint.

Bunton was hospitalised for two years from the age of three due to a fractured pelvis and Perthes disease in his hip.

Perthes disease is self-limiting, but if the head of femur is left deformed there can be a long-term problem.

As a result of early treatment, Mathison has avoided the arthritis that is usually representative of Perthes disease cases.

As a child, Kelly suffered from Perthes Disease, but recovered to forge a long and successful career in professional football.

When I was 7, I developed Perthes disease, which often leads to the immobilization of the hip.

As a nine-year-old, he contracted Perthes disease in his hip which left his left leg shorter than the right.

At 7 years old, he learned that he had Perthes disease, a rare illness that causes a sudden, debilitating stiffening of the hip.

(The differential diagnosis for Bi-lateral Perthes disease is Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia).