Alpha Angle as a Predictor of Impending Contralateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in an Asian Population

BACKGROUND: Prophylactic pinning of the uninvolved side after unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is controversial. The alpha angle, a measurement of femoral head-neck aspherity, was proposed as a predictor of progression of contralateral SCFE with a treatment threshold of greater th...

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Autores principales: Chan, Chloe Xiaoyun, Yang, Youheng Ou, Cheng, Gloria Hui Min, Gera, Sumanth Kumar, Mohammad, Ashik bin Zainuddin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6867914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31788171
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2019.11.4.466

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