Posted by Sandy on March 31, 2004 at 19:11:43:
In Reply to: Re: Daughter with Perthes age 10 posted by Holly Murnin on March 17, 2004 at 04:54:39:
: Hi Judy!
:My name is Sandy. My son is 10 and also has Perthes. My son was diagnosed with perthes in his right hip when he was 7. Now he is 10 and unfortunately, now he has it in his left hip. My son will be having his first surgery on April 13th, 2004. If you would like to talk with me further, please e-mail me back and I would be happy to discuss our treatment plans with you!
Good luck,
Sandy
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: : My daughter Emily was diagnosed two weeks ago with Perthes. We have been to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md to see Dr Paul Sponseller and to Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC to see Dr. John Dalahay. They are both suppose to be excellent. However, we got two different approaches to her care. The first was to have a surgery to release the tendon and clean out the joint and have a Petrie cast for 2 weeks. After two weeks she would have the pelvic tenotomy and be in a cast for 6-8 weeks. The other doctor suggested no surgery and thinks we should try drugs and range of motion exercises. If this is not affective then he suggests releasing the tendon and then if he still needs it to have the "shelf" placed. I'm so confused because now I have gotten completely different opinions. We are going to go for a third next week, but I would liove advice if anyone has any for me. Emily is in pain everyday and walks with a limp. She was doing gymnastics 3 times a week but we have stopped that for about 2 weeks. She seems to be pretty advanced with her Perthes and has very limited ot almost no movement in her right hip. Any thoughs I would love othear for you. Thanks...Judy