Hall A J, Barker D J
Southampton General Hospital, England.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1989 Mar;71(2):229-33. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.71B2.2925740.
Perthes' disease is common in certain urban areas within Britain. It is one manifestation of a generalised growth disorder and nutritional causes are suspected. Orthopaedic surgeons throughout the Yorkshire region recorded all new patients with Perthes' disease over two years. There were large geographical differences in incidence which could not be explained by urban-rural or social class differences. No cases were recorded in a large area within the eastern part of the region, which is in high-grade farming land and has had a relatively low infant mortality throughout this century.
佩特兹氏病在英国的某些城市地区很常见。它是一种全身性生长障碍的表现形式，怀疑与营养因素有关。约克郡地区的骨科医生记录了两年内所有新诊断的佩特兹氏病患者。发病率存在很大的地域差异，无法用城乡或社会阶层差异来解释。在该地区东部的一大片区域没有病例记录，这片区域是优质农田，整个世纪以来婴儿死亡率相对较低。
