Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Volume: 32 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • Mehmet Kocaoglu
  • Onder Kilicoglu
  • Suleyman Goksan
  • Mehmet Cakmak
  • F. Bilen
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Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Abstract

Eleven hips of 11 patients with a diagnosis of Perthes' disease, were distracted using an Ilizarov type external fixator between 1993 and 1995. There were 8 boys and 3 girls. Mean age at the onset of the symptoms was 6.9 years (range 5-10 years). The onset of symptoms had occurred an average of 8.2 months before the treatment was begun. 6 children were 8 years old or older at the operation, with a mean age of 7.4 years (range 5-10 years). According to the lateral pillar classification of Herring, 4 of the 11 hips were class B and 7 of class C ; 3 hips were Catterall group 3 and 8 group 4. All patients had one or more poor prognostic signs of Catterall. Eleven patients were followed up for a mean period of 36 months (range 24-50 months). Average application period of the fixator was 93 days (range 40-150 days). Approximately 3 weeks after the application of the fixator, ossification was identified in the lateral half of the epiphysis and an accelerated advancement to Waldenström's reossification phase was noted. During distraction, full containment was achieved in only 6 patients, while was not in the other 5. After removal, containment achieved through the fixator was lost in two more patients. End results according to Stulberg classification were group II for 3 patients, group III for 7 and group IV for one. The most common complication was pin track infection, which occurred in 8 of 11 patients. Although rapid progression to healing phase and the ability to reduce a serious subluxation are promising, the relatively high rate of complications and preliminary results do not justify the routine use of this technique.

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Mehmet Kocaoglu This is me

Onder Kilicoglu This is me

Suleyman Goksan This is me

Mehmet Cakmak This is me

F. Bilen This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1998 Volume: 32 Number: 4

APA
Kocaoglu, M., Kilicoglu, O., Goksan, S., Cakmak, M., & Bilen, F. (2006). Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 32(4), 269-273. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274
AMA
1.Kocaoglu M, Kilicoglu O, Goksan S, Cakmak M, Bilen F. Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;32(4):269-273. doi:10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274
Chicago
Kocaoglu, Mehmet, Onder Kilicoglu, Suleyman Goksan, Mehmet Cakmak, and F. Bilen. 2006. “Arthrodiatasis With Ilizarov Fixator for Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 32 (4): 269-73. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274.
EndNote
Kocaoglu M, Kilicoglu O, Goksan S, Cakmak M, Bilen F (September 1, 2006) Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 32 4 269–273.
IEEE
[1]M. Kocaoglu, O. Kilicoglu, S. Goksan, M. Cakmak, and F. Bilen, “Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 269–273, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274.
ISNAD
Kocaoglu, Mehmet - Kilicoglu, Onder - Goksan, Suleyman - Cakmak, Mehmet - Bilen, F. “Arthrodiatasis With Ilizarov Fixator for Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 32/4 (September 1, 2006): 269-273. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274.
JAMA
1.Kocaoglu M, Kilicoglu O, Goksan S, Cakmak M, Bilen F. Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;32:269–273.
MLA
Kocaoglu, Mehmet, et al. “Arthrodiatasis With Ilizarov Fixator for Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 32, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 269-73, doi:10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Kocaoglu, Onder Kilicoglu, Suleyman Goksan, Mehmet Cakmak, F. Bilen. Arthrodiatasis with Ilizarov fixator for treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;32(4):269-73. doi:10.3944/aott.v32i4.2274