Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1928;10:301-305.
© 1928 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
BLOOD CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN PERTHES' DISEASE; A NEW CONCEPTION OF THE ETIOLOGY
Preliminary Report
HERBERT A. DURHAM M.D.1 and
TOM A. OUTLAND M.D.1
1 Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children
1. Perthes' disease is characterized by a diminution of the serum calcium or phosphorus or both.
2. The pathology is very similar to that of rickets and osteomalacia.
3. These three conditions may be related etiologically.