Open AccessGood long-term outcome of the untreated contralateral hip in unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Author(s) -
Anders Wensaas,
Ragnhild B Gunderson,
Svein Svenningsen,
Terje Terjesen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of children s orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-014-0611-2
Subject(s) - medicine , slipped capital femoral epiphysis , femoroacetabular impingement , radiography , deformity , surgery , asymptomatic , epiphysis , osteoarthritis , pelvic tilt , harris hip score , femoral head , pathology , alternative medicine
There is no consensus regarding prophylactic fixation of the contralateral hip in slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). In order to further study this question, we evaluated the long-term natural history of untreated contralateral hips.
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