Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Perthes' disease and scoliosis in children with growth hormone deficiency

Endocr J. 1998 Apr:45 Suppl:S167-9. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.45.suppl_s167.

Authors

Y Nishi¹, T Tanaka, K Fujieda, K Hanew, T Hirano, Y Igarashi, K Tachibana, S Yokoya, K Takano

Affiliation

¹ The Executive Scientific Committee of the International Cooperative Growth Study (ICGS) Japan.

PMID: 9790256
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.45.suppl_s167

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Databases, Factual
Epiphyses, Slipped / complications*
Epiphyses, Slipped / epidemiology
Female
Human Growth Hormone / deficiency*
Human Growth Hormone / therapeutic use
Humans
Incidence
Japan / epidemiology
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / complications*
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / epidemiology
Male
Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Scoliosis / complications*
Scoliosis / epidemiology

Substances

Recombinant Proteins
Human Growth Hormone