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

GÜNAY, HÜSEYİN; KÜÇÜK, LEVENT; SÖZBİLEN, Murat; Bicer, MELEKPER; Cobanoglu, Mutlu

doi:10.5222/buchd.2017.039

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, cilt.7, ss.39-44, 2017 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 7 Konu: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.5222/buchd.2017.039
Dergi Adı: IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-44

Özet

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.