Perthes Association - Charity No.326161 3.8

Perthes Association is a National Charity aiming to spread awareness of this condition and supporting parents with the day to day care of their children.
Parents seeking information and advice on the treatment of Perthes’ disease of the hip unknowingly confront longstanding medical controversies that surround the management of this condition.
After the initial diagnosis of the condition it is not unusual that parents will receive as many different recommendations as the number of opinions obtained. So the parents, who are already upset with the unexpected news that their child has a disease, are placed into the unusual position that they must pick among widely different
medical opinions and procedures. This adds confusion to an already troubled situation for parent and child.
Perthes Association hopes this page will help parents everywhere better understand the issues and hopefully make more informed decisions for their child’s treatment.
We also have a full web site at www.perthes.org.uk