title: Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Two Cases of Avascular Necrosis After Prophylactic Pinning of the Asymptomatic, Contralateral Femoral Head for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Case Report and Review of the Literature".
authors.affiliation: *Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery ‡Regional Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic Akron Children's Hospital, Akron †Department of Orthopaedics, Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown, OH.
authors.forename: Dennis S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D005270:Femur Head; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D060048:Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses