title: Results of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in the black population.
abstract: This retrospective study, based on a chart and radiographic review of blacks treated for slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), showed a 93.2% incidence of excellent or good results, and an incidence of only 2.3% of major complications with poor results. Blacks can generally be expected to have a good result after treatment of SCFE in both males and females with a low incidence of avascular necrosis (AVN) or acute cartilage necrosis (ACN).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People; D001858:Bone Nails; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001741:Black or African American