Does the number of engaged screw threads affect the stability of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in the in situ fixation?

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GÜNAY H. , KÜÇÜK L. , SÖZBİLEN M. C. , Bicer E. K. , Cobanoglu M.

IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI, vol.7, no.1, pp.39-44, 2017 (Journal Indexed in ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5222/buchd.2017.039
  • Title of Journal : IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI
  • Page Numbers: pp.39-44
  • Keywords: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, adolescent obesity, in-situ fixation, screw threads, SINGLE-SCREW, MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Objective: The management of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) frequently seen in obese adolescents is fixation with cannulated screw. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between the stability of the physis and the number of screw threads passing across the physeal line in the treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) with single screw fixation.