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Pinning the slipped and contralateral hips in the treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis

PURPOSE: To describe and comment on the treatment of the slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) with pinning and to present the pros and cons of prophylactic pinning of the contralateral hip. SUMMARY: Pinning the SCFE aims to fix the epiphysis and prevent further slipping. Some devices allow for f...

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Autor principal: Hägglund, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5421340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28529658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548-11-170022