The Parents' Guide to Perthes

Name: The Parents' Guide to Perthes
ISBN: 978-1942480006

by Charles T Price, Betsy Miller

Publisher

Thinking Ink Press

Publication

Feb 28, 2015

Format

Paperback/Softback

Illustrated

Yes

Price

$18.95

Dimensions

5.5 x 8.5 x 0.41 in

ISBN

978-1942480006

ASIN

1942480008

Pages

152

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

The Parents' Guide to Perthes is a reassuring guide for parents learning how to handle their child's condition. Written in everyday language, this book explains the stages of Perthes, including how the age of the child affects the course of the disease. Illustrations and x-ray examples show the effects of Perthes in the hip joint for different children. The book describes how doctors diagnose Perthes and develop a treatment plan. It also includes first-person accounts from parents and children about their Perthes experiences.

Awards & Endorsements

International Perthes Study Group

A great resource for parents!

The Parents’ Guide to Perthes is a great resource, as it delves into intricate parts of taking care and adjusting to all the treatment and recovery aspects for affected individuals. Parents can read personal testimonies from other parents that have gone through similar situations.

-International Perthes Study Group

Perthes Kids Foundation

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: The Parents’ Guide to Perthes

The book contains invaluable and easy-to-understand information, from first symptoms and diagnosis, to various stages, treatments and healing.

If you are a parent who’s child has recently been diagnosed with Perthes, it can be quite overwhelming. The Parents Guide to Perthes will help you understand what it all means, and what your next steps should be.

Author(s)

Charles T Price

Charles T. Price, MD is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of over 100 scientific publications including research papers and book chapters about Perthes. Dr. Price is a past president of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA), and received the Distinguished Achievement Award in 2011 for contributions to the advancement of orthopedic care for children.

Betsy Miller

I'm an author and publisher living in Northern California. I mostly write non-fiction books about children’s health topics, but sometimes I write fiction. Newest book (edited by me): Clubfoot Connections: Stories, essays, and poetry by members of the clubfoot community

Books for parents:
Beyond Boots 'n' Bars: A Journal for Clubfoot Parents
The Parents' Guide to Perthes
The Parents' Guide to Clubfoot
The Parents' Guide to Hip Dysplasia
Picture books that I co-wrote: Hip, Hop, Hooray for Brooklynn! Tiger Livy