Posted by Brent Hextell on October 10, 2003 at 09:39:09:
I was connected to this page by a website that talked about spending three years in crutches and a Perthese sling and so forth. Perthese is disease that may show up in many different degrees, but please consider the brace (spreads legs and secures them to change forces on the femoral head, thus allowing re-growth to occur) especially in young patients (pre-teens). Be sure to consider this option before letting someone cut into your hip socket. From a biomechanical viewpoint the brace makes much more sense...I used it and fully recovered within a few years. I was playing baseball and all other sports again within a single year. Please email me with any questions.
Brent Hextell
Biomedical Engineering
Former Perthese Patient