ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING LEGGA-KALVE-PERTES DISEASE CASES Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves carrying out ultrasonic scanning of hip joint when taking functional tests with extremities drawn aside by 45±5°, drawn and rotated inside by 5±1°, bringing the extremity in standard position and then rotating inside and outside in Lauenstein position. Subchondral head layer sound conductivity increasing along lateral edge, edema being available in the area of proper head ligament attachment along medial edge, and articulation capsule being expanded to 7-9 mm as a result of synovial membrane to 6-8 mm and fibrous membrane to 0.9-1.2 mm and growth zone growing at least to 0.5 mm, Pertes disease development is to be diagnosed.

EFFECT: high accuracy of early stage diagnosis.

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