Open AccessThe modified Dunn procedure can be performed safely in stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis but does not alter avascular necrosis rates in unstable cases: A large single-centre cohort study
Author(s) -
Oliver Birke,
Justine George,
Paul Gibbons,
David Little
Publication year - 2021
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 - 10.1302/1863-2548.15.210106
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral head , avascular necrosis , slipped capital femoral epiphysis , surgery , pulsatile flow , epiphysis , nuclear medicine , radiology
The modified Dunn procedure for slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) remains controversial. We reviewed our series over ten years to report our learning curve, experience with intraoperative monitoring of femoral head perfusion and its correlation with postoperative Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT-CT) bone scan and femoral head collapse in stable and unstable SCFE.