Slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Results of treatment with a single cannulated screw.
Thirty patients with 36 slipped capital femoral epiphysis underwent pinning with a single cannulated screw. All patients were pinned in situ, allowed immediate weight bearing as tolerated, discontinued crutches at 6 weeks, and had a minimum of 1 year follow up (average 21 months). One patient had avascular necrosis, one patient had bilateral chondrolysis, and two patients required repinning.
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Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612.
Weddington
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D000293:Adolescent; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies