We do not have the luxury of soaking our pain away in a hot bath, or have the hope of a cure from the new arthritic medications. When a joint or bone dies, it becomes seriously compromised and directly affects the patient's ability to move around or use the affected joint. In fact, it can be downright dangerous. A collapsed hip joint, or any joint, can be a very serious affair needing immediate attention. There is no known cause for Perthes and much still to be understood.
Early treatment is a key ingredient to a better outcome.
That's what a foundation is for, Members. It's a group of both medical professionals and patients alike, each making some kind of contribution towards an end goal. Medical science contributes its knowledge and patients contribute the reason for the knowledge. Each faction wants to find the important answers and as they come together they form an entity that is new and very important. But, this is not done without challenges.