A 7-year-old-male child with Legg–Calve–Perthes disease of the left hip. He presented with complaint of pain in the left hip of 1-month duration. The pain was severe that restricted the child activity. It was associated with limping that forced him to use crutches. The patient received oral analgesics to relieve the pain with partial response. No fever or constitutional symptoms were observed.\nOn physical examination, flexion, abduction, and internal rotation of the hip joint were limited. Pelvis radiographs showed lateral pillar type C. The patient underwent same index procedure, where the external fixator was applied for 3.5 months. Postoperative protocol was followed smoothly. At the final follow up, he showed improvement in all physical and radiological parameters. (-)
A 7- year-old-male child with Legg–Calve–Perthes disease of the right hip. He presented with moderate right-sided hip pain and antalgic gait of 3 months duration. The pain led to restriction of daily life activities. There were no associated constitutional symptoms. A painful limited range of motion of his hip was clear on examination. The knee exam was normal. Plain radiographs showed lateral pillar type C. The patient underwent same index procedure, where the external fixator kept for 3.5 months. No intraoperative complications were observed. Postoperative protocol was followed smoothly. At the final follow up, he showed improvement in all physical and radiological parameters. (-)