Resumo
Objetivo: Analisar os principais aspectos relacionados ao diagnóstico e ao tratamento da Doença de Legg-Calvé-Perthes na população pediátrica. Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura, de caráter descritivo e abordagem qualitativa, realizada nas bases PubMed, LILACS e SciELO. A pergunta norteadora, elaborada pela estratégia PICo, investigou quais fatores diagnósticos e terapêuticos devem ser considerados para definir a conduta mais adequada em crianças com a doença. Foram incluídos artigos publicados entre 2020 e 2025, disponíveis na íntegra, em português, inglês ou espanhol. Ao final, 19 estudos compuseram a amostra. Resultados: Predominaram estudos voltados à comparação entre manejo conservador e intervenções cirúrgicas de contenção, além da avaliação de marcadores prognósticos precoces. O índice de correspondência acetábulo-cabeça femoral, o alargamento do espaço articular medial e as reações metafisárias difusas mostraram utilidade na identificação precoce de risco estrutural. Em pacientes com início tardio, a osteotomia femoral varizante em flexão apresentou resultados radiográficos mais favoráveis. Considerações finais: A tomada de decisão deve considerar idade ao diagnóstico, estágio evolutivo, grau de subluxação, marcadores prognósticos precoces e seguimento longitudinal.
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