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TORRE ROJAS, MIGUEL DE LA; ROSADA RODRIGUEZ, CAMILO  e  MENENDEZ HERNANDEZ, ELENA. Surgical treatment of Perthes'disease by the AO System. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 1996, vol.10, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.

A preliminary descriptive study about the application of the surgical treatment by the AO System on twelve patients suffering from Perthes disease (avascular necrosis of the femur head) was carried out. The proposed variables were analysed in order to show the efficiency of this technique and to determine other particular aspects of our series, age, sex, radiological elements and complication incidences. The results obtained were evaluated as adequate

Palavras-chave : LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE [surgery]; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS [surgery]; OSTEOTOMY [methods].