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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in osteopetrosis: an unusual case

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We report on a 9-year-old boy who has type II autosomal dominant osteopetrosis associated with a chronic grade II slipped capital femoral epiphysis. He was treated with a single cannulated screw. This rare association has been reported only once.

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  1. Ankara University Ibn-ï Sina Hospital, Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey, , , , ,

    Hakan Kinik, Onur Polat, Yusuf Yildiz & Ertan Mergen

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Kinik, H., Polat, O., Yildiz, Y. et al. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in osteopetrosis: an unusual case. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 122, 302–305 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-002-0391-x

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