Abstract
All 170 patients (212 hips) treated between 1946 and 1992 for slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) with fixation in situ with a single device were reviewed to evaluate the incidence of further slipping of the epiphysis after primary treatment. In 154 hips, a smooth device without anchorage in the epiphysis was used and in 58, a device anchored in the epiphysis. In 3 hips, further slipping of the epiphysis occurred after primary treatment with no obvious cause. In 10 hips, an obvious cause for further slipping of the epiphysis was found. These 10 hips were re-operated due to the loss of epiphyseal grip in 6 hips, unsatisfactory placement of the device in 1, while in the remaining 3 hips, the device was removed before physeal closure. Twenty-six hips (12.3%) were re-operated because the device had lost its epiphyseal grip before physeal closure, and in 25 of these hips the device was smooth and had no anchorage in the epiphysis. The conclusion of this study is that a single device with anchorage in the epiphysis is stable enough to prevent further slipping of the epiphysis in hips with SCFE.
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Jerre, R., Karlsson, J., Romanus, B. et al. Does a single device prevent further slipping of the epiphysis in children with slipped capital femoral epiphysis?. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 116, 348–351 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00433988
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