This is OT, but my daughter, who is now 42, had Legg Perthes disease when she was a little girl. I think the treatment for it is different now, but at that time, they had to completely stay off of the affected hip (leg) She was off of hers from the time she was 5 until she was 7 1/2. She used crutches during the day at school, but as soon as she came home they were tossed and she hopped on one leg. We lived in a two story home and she even hopped up the stairs and down. She could hop and keep up with all the other kids playing outside. Her good leg got very muscular and her bad leg got very thin. THere was a big difference in them, and it took a while before they looked the same, but eventually they did. |