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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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Legg-Perthes Disease/ epidemiology/etiology

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• 1.   Deprivation, urbanisation and Perthes' disease in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of Perthes' disease in Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  It has been suggested that Perthes' disease is more prevalent in urban areas, and that the risk increases with deprivation. We present the findings of a preliminary analysis of Perthes' disease in Northern Ireland, which is shown to have one of the highest national annual rates of incidence in the world (11.6 per 100000). Of the 313 children diagnosed over a seven-year period, 311 were more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Osteopathies and chondropathies - Perthes' disease

  Categories:

  Perthes' disease

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Bone Joint Surg Br, Vol: 82 Page: 167-71 March 2000
  W. D. Kealey; A. J. Moore; S. Cook; A. P. Cosgrove

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• 2.   Does low birthweight predispose to Perthes' disease? Perthes' disease in twins

  The aim of this study was to examine if low birthweight predispose to Perthes' disease

  

  Abstract:

  Out of 320 patients on the Northern Ireland Perthes' database, five were known to be twins. We observed that the low birthweight twin in each case was the affected child. It is proposed that environmental factors associated with low birthweight are involved in the aetiology of Perthes' disease. more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Osteopathies and chondropathies - Perthes' disease

  Categories:

  Perthes' disease

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Pediatr Orthop B, Vol: 12 Page: 307-10 September 2003
  K. Lappin; D. Kealey; A. Cosgrove; K. Graham

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