Salter-Thompson classification of Perthes disease

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 7 Feb 2020

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Citation:

Benoudina S, Sharma R, Gaillard F, et al. Salter-Thompson classification of Perthes disease. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44065

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44065

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/44065

rID:

44065

Article created:

5 Apr 2016, Samir Benoudina

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Samir Benoudina had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

7 Feb 2020, Rohit Sharma ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Rohit Sharma had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Sections:

Staging, Classifications

The Salter-Thompson classification of Perthes disease simplifies the Catterall classification into two groups. Based on the radiographic crescent sign, we can distinguish:

group A: including Catteral groups I and II, where the crescent sign involves less than 50% of the femoral head
group B: including Catterall groups III and IV, where the crescent sign involves more than 50% of the femoral head