All about Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, a rare hip condition in growing children
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease affects either one or both the child’s hips in the age group of 3 to 15 years. It is an uncommon disease and was identified by Arthur Legg, Jacques Calve, and Georg Perthes, independently following the arrival of X-ray imaging for diagnosing. It is also known as LCPD or Perthes. The loss of […]
Why intoeing occurs in children and the right treatment for intoeing?
Have you seen children with their feet turned inwards when walking and/or running? Normally, toes should point straight ahead but instead they turn inwards and are referred to as being ‘pigeon toed’. Intoeing in children is first noticed by their parents usually when the children begin to walk. Intoeing conditions resolve on their own in […]