Percutaneous computed tomography stabilization of moderate to severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Orthopedics. 1991 Aug;14(8):859-63; discussion 863-4. doi: 10.3928/0147-7447-19910801-09.

Abstract

A percutaneous computed tomography (CT) guided pinning of experimentally reproduced slipped capital femoral epiphysis in five cadavers and one patient--who had bilateral pinning for moderate and severe grade chronic slip--was conducted. Prior investigations of cadavers revealed that this procedure can be performed in selected cases. The details of the technique are illustrated in this article.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Screws / standards*
  • Cadaver
  • Epiphyses, Slipped / diagnostic imaging
  • Epiphyses, Slipped / surgery*
  • Female
  • Femur Head*
  • Humans
  • Radiography, Interventional / methods*
  • Radiography, Interventional / standards
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards