What Is a Cheilectomy?

Osteotomy is used for the surgical treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. In the late stage of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, there are often left mushroom-like changes or lateral protrusions of the femoral head. The bulge is located on the lateral edge of the acetabulum, causing pain in the hip joint, limited abduction, or a "click" sound during abduction. Garceau et al. Suggested bone-lip resection.