It has recently been postulated that thrombophilia may have a role in the aetiology of Perthes' disease. The published reports, however, remain conflicting. In this study a retrospective analysis of the coagulation parameters was made in 47 patients with Perthes' disease and the results compared with the clinical data. Five patients with Factor V Leiden mutation were found (10.6%) and surprisingly four of them had a homozygous pattern. These four patients showed the most severe form of the disease, Catterall group IV, with flattening of the entire epiphysis, involvement of the metaphysis, shortening and broadening of the femoral neck, trochanteric overgrowth and developed mushroom-shaped aspherical laterally displaced femoral heads in dysplastic acetabula. We would like to suggest that the homozygous form of Factor V Leiden mutation has some role in the clinical course of Perthes' disease and particularly its most severe form.
We studied changes of pain intensity and functional impairment in 22 patients with osteoarthrosis undergoing total hip replacement. Using a visual analogue scale, the mean scores for pain and disability before surgery were 71.7 and 70.9 respectively. Both scores showed gradual improvement during a 1-year follow-up period, with more than 90% of the total improvement occurring within the first 3 months. After 1 year, the scores for pain and disability were 11.9 and 4.1 respectively. The hip joint capsule was studied using immunohistochemistry to detect neurofilaments. Neurofilament immunoreactivity was observed in 16/22 cases and was correlated with pain and disability scores. However, there were no correlations between pre- and postoperative pain scores, the score changes, and the quantity of capsular neurofilaments. Thus, other factors than capsular neurofilaments influence the scores of pain and disability in osteoarthritis.
We present the results - assessed after bony maturation - of an early anterior approach open reduction performed using our modified technique on 49 hips at 6-24 months of age. We start postoperative functional treatment using a Pavlik harness and an abduction splint, abandoning plaster cast. Secondary surgeries were performed in 11 hips (22.4%) at 3-7 years of age. Our results were 'satisfactory' (Severin Grade I, II) in 96% of the cases. According to the joints' Severin Grade, the total hip replacement probability at an early age is 8.16% in our series. Our principles and practice, introduced in 1980 in terms of secondary surgeries, are in total harmony with the recent literature.
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