Open AccessSlipped upper femoral epiphysis: Outcome after in situ fixation and capital realignment technique
Author(s) -
Sanjay Arora,
Vivek Dutt,
Thomas Palocaren,
Vrisha Madhuri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.111492
Subject(s) - medicine , slipped capital femoral epiphysis , surgery , epiphysiolysis , femur , pediatrics , femoral head
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is the gradually acquired malalignment of the upper femoral epiphysis (capital) and the proximal femoral metaphysis. SUFE is uncommon in India, and there are no previous studies on outcome and clinical characteristics of patients with SUFE from India. This study evaluates the presentation, disease associations and outcome of SUFE from a tertiary care centre in India.