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Surgical Technique: Open Reduction Using the Modified-Dunn Technique

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The modified Dunn technique is the most comprehensive approach to managing femoral deformity and intra-articular damage associated with slipped capital femoral epiphysis. It is a technically demanding procedure that requires an understanding of the SCFE deformity, upper femoral vascular anatomy, and expertise performing the surgical dislocation.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, 30575 Woodward Avenue, 48073, Royal Oak, MI, USA

    Ira Zaltz

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Shane J. Nho

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland

    Michael Leunig

  3. Minnesota Orthopedic Sports Medicine Institute, Twin Cities Orthopedics - Edina, Edina, Minnesota, USA

    Christopher M. Larson

  4. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Asheesh Bedi

  5. Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Center for Hip Preservation Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA

    Bryan T. Kelly

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Zaltz, I. (2015). Surgical Technique: Open Reduction Using the Modified-Dunn Technique. In: Nho, S., Leunig, M., Larson, C., Bedi, A., Kelly, B. (eds) Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6965-0_37

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