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Evaluation of Serum Levels of Copper and Nutritional Factors in Patients with Perthes Disease

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  • Mohammd Fakoor

    (Professor of orthopedic surgery, department of orthopedic, imam hospital, Ahvazjundishapur University of medical science)

  • Payammohammad Hoseini
  • Seyedshahnam Moosavi

    (Assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, department of orthopedic, imam hospital, Ahvazjundishapur University of medical science)

  • Amiraghaee Aghdam
  • Naser Sarrafan

    (Orthopaedic surgeon)

  • Seyedabdolhossein Mehdinasab

    (Professor of orthopedic surgery, department of orthopedic, imam hospital, Ahvazjundishapur University of medical scienc)

Abstract

About a hundred years after the first reports about the disease Legg-Calvé-Perthes that Perthes also called, since it is still the main cause of this disease is unknown. Perthes with the loss of femoral head blood flow in growing children, between the ages of 2-13 years is determined and is considered as a vascular disease. The outbreak, one in every 1,200 children younger than 15 years is 5-4 times more common in boys than girls. Limping, limb length discrepancy, pain and stiffness in the thigh and hip, leg pain and knee although the disorder often affects the hip joint. Common symptoms of the disease are usually gradual onset. Delay in treatment may cause permanent damage to bone and hip that joint replacement surgery is needed.

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  • Mohammd Fakoor & Payammohammad Hoseini & Seyedshahnam Moosavi & Amiraghaee Aghdam & Naser Sarrafan & Seyedabdolhossein Mehdinasab, 2016. "Evaluation of Serum Levels of Copper and Nutritional Factors in Patients with Perthes Disease," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(1), pages 39-41, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:4:y:2016:i:1:p:39-41
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2016.04.555633
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