Legg-Perthes disease with limping

A boy of 12 years has been suffering from pain in the right hip joint and limping of the right leg for three years. The pain was intermittent and relieved by pain killer as prescribed by local physician.

He has no fever and he is otherwise healthy.

As pain was not improving, he had his Xray done which shows subchondral erosion on the right side prominently and on the left side mildly. The changes are suggestive of Leg Perth’s disease.,

Osteotomy of the Rt femur was done below the neck and internal rotation and fixation done by our Orthopedic Specialist Prof Imamuddin(dr_imamuddin@yahoo.com). To improve the blodd supply and the change the aaxis of the load of through the leg.

The patient is now improving.

Badrud Doza