Follow-up study of severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis treated with Dunn's osteotomy.
This study evaluated long-term clinical and radiologic results of Dunn's osteotomy carried out in 50 consecutive cases for severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The results of all the patients were analyzed with 4 years 6 months of follow-up. The clinical results were very good and good in 90% of the patients and were fair or poor in 10% of the patients. Seven patients had an important complication (total necrosis or chondrolysis), and the clinical evolution was studied. Dunn's procedure seems to be adequate to correct severe slips.
Fron
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Service d'Orthopédie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France. dfron@chru-lille.fr
Forgues
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Mayrargue
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Halimi
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Herbaux
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome