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SLIPPED UPPER FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS, WITH A REPORT ON A CASE TREATED BY SKELETAL TRACTION.
Author(s) -
Dunlop E. E.
Publication year - 1940
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1940.tb06717.x
Subject(s) - medicine , traction (geology) , epiphysis , surgery , etiology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Summary 1. A report is presented of a case of slipped upper femoral epiphysis successfully treated by skeletal traction. 2. Some opinions as to the aetiology of the condition are reviewed. 3. Methods of treatment in the early acute case are briefly outlined and discussed.