Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common problem treated by pediatric orthopedic surgeons. A 13-year-old male presented with right-sided hip pain. Both sides, symptomatic and asymptomatic, were treated with a single 7.3-mm screw. The patient returned with symptoms to the bilateral hips 1...

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Autores principales: Cornelius, Canon C, Mundluru, Surya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9013484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35449674
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23291
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description Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common problem treated by pediatric orthopedic surgeons. A 13-year-old male presented with right-sided hip pain. Both sides, symptomatic and asymptomatic, were treated with a single 7.3-mm screw. The patient returned with symptoms to the bilateral hips 16 months after the procedure. He was treated with removal of hardware and revision fixation with a good outcome. We report a rare case of fixation failure in bilateral SCFE with an excellent outcome. We highlight the importance of quick recognition of failure before displacement and a strategy for hardware removal.
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spelling pubmed-90134842022-04-20 Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report Cornelius, Canon C Mundluru, Surya Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common problem treated by pediatric orthopedic surgeons. A 13-year-old male presented with right-sided hip pain. Both sides, symptomatic and asymptomatic, were treated with a single 7.3-mm screw. The patient returned with symptoms to the bilateral hips 16 months after the procedure. He was treated with removal of hardware and revision fixation with a good outcome. We report a rare case of fixation failure in bilateral SCFE with an excellent outcome. We highlight the importance of quick recognition of failure before displacement and a strategy for hardware removal. Cureus 2022-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9013484/ /pubmed/35449674 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23291 Text en Copyright © 2022, Cornelius et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report
title Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report
title_full Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report
title_fullStr Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report
title_short Bilateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Fixation Failure Including the Prophylactic Side: A Case Report
title_sort bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis fixation failure including the prophylactic side: a case report
topic Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9013484/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23291
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