NO jumping, contact sports etc. However, it is widely accepted that for some children Perthes can cause arthritis leading to early hip replacements. They want to be just like their peers. Parents of a perthes child knows that for the child to complete a full school day leaves them tired, sore, in pain and irritable. They cannot play football after school like their friends.
Advice can appear conflicting because the child has good as well as bad days.
We ask everyone to make some allowances, not excuses for our child. All the above comments have been contributed by Perthes parents with hope of a better understanding of this disease. Group meets monthly at Children's Centre, Walker St. Hull. I have agreed to become affiliated with the group as does the AVN group with Parents Of Perthes. No one else may put this sheet on their web site without written permission from me.