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. (-)
A 9-year-old-male child with Legg–Calve–Perthes disease of the right hip presented with right sided hip pain and antalgic gait of 4 months duration. The pain led restriction of daily life activities. There were no associated constitutional symptoms. He had a painful limited range of motion of his hip on physical examination. Plain radiographs showed lateral pillar type C. The patient underwent same index procedure. The external fixation device was maintained for 3 months. No intraoperative complications were encountered. Postoperative protocol was followed smoothly. The postoperative course was uneventful. After removal of the external fixator, the patient showed improvement in the pain score and had a mild Trendelenburg gait. He had also improved range of motion of the involved hip joint. Radiologically, all scores that were tested, were improved at the final follow up. (-) and .