title: A treatment algorithm for stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis deformity.
abstract: The authors' current experience in the surgical treatment strategy of stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis deformities was reviewed. From this, a treatment algorithm was developed that could be utilized as a guide in the evaluation and treatment of future patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The clinical parameters of patients' histories of symptoms, physical examinations, and radiographic assessments of slip severity were used in formulating the algorithm. The intent was to prepare a comprehensive algorithm providing necessary alternate treatment pathways for the variable slip deformity in accordance with the surgical experience/expertise of the treating surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, MO 63131, USA. pschoenecker@shrinenet.org
authors.forename: Perry L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Schoenecker
authors.forename: J Eric
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Luhmann
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Dobbs
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Keeler
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Clohisy
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D060048:Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*