title: Intra-operative arthrography facilitates accurate screw fixation of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
abstract: We report the case of a 13-year-old obese child presenting with bilateral stable slipped capital femoral epiphyses, which were managed by percutaneous single screw fixation in situ under image intensifier control using arthrography.
authors.affiliation: Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington, England.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods