title: Comparison of fracture versus radiolucent table in the treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Compare slipped capital femoral epiphysis stabilized on fracture versus radiolucent table.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty unilateral stable mild slipped capital femoral epiphyses were stabilized in-situ with a single screw. Age, sex, side, body-mass index, type of table, anesthesia time, surgery time, fluoroscopy time, number of fluoroscopy images, preoperative/postoperative lateral head-shaft angle, and number of screw threads engaging the epiphysis were noted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no differences in the measured parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stabilization of mild slipped capital femoral epiphysis can be accomplished reliably and safely with the use of either a radiolucent or fracture table.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospital for Children, Lexington, KY, USA. bcarney58@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.forename: Vishwas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Talwalkar
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grothaus
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male