Treatment methods

Individual femoral necrosis therapy - depending on the stage of the disease
The aim of all treatment processes at Schoen Clinic is to keep the femoral head in the acetabular cup. The aim is to ensure identical joint ratios once the disease has run its course. We have a range of conservative and surgical methods available to us to achieve this.Conservative treatment methods
Perthes' disease therapy: conservative options
Regular physiotherapy, often over several years, is an important element of the treatment of Perthes' disease. This is the only way in which to keep the femoral head centred in the acetabular cup and to therefore significantly improve the mobility of the hip.If this mobility cannot be adequately improved through physiotherapy, there are other conservative options:
- Extension therapy - With this treatment, a weight is used to stretch the muscles around the hip joint, relieving the strain on the joint
- Petrie cast - This is sometimes required especially before planned operations to improve mobility
If the hip joint has poor mobility, however, the child is limping or there is an effusion of the joint, walking aids or a wheelchair may be needed to relieve the hip joint.
Sport, including trampolining and hopping, is banned throughout the course of the disease until the bone has fully reformed. Only swimming and cycling are permitted, in moderation.