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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Similar femoral growth and deformity with one screw versus two smooth pins for slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
International Orthopaedics 2019 July
PURPOSE: To compare longitudinal growth and cam deformity of the proximal femur after treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) with one screw versus two smooth pins.
METHODS: We studied 43 patients (29 males, 14 females; mean age, 12.1 years; range, 9.5-14 years) with idiopathic unilateral SCFE treated with in situ fixation with one cannulated screw (group A, n = 23) or two smooth pins (group B, n = 20). Anteroposterior and frog-leg radiographs of the pelvis were evaluated for each patient at initial presentation, post-operatively and at physeal closure. Longitudinal growth was evaluated using the femoral neck length (FNL), the caput-collum-diaphyseal (CCD) angle, and the articulo-trochanteric distance (ATD). Cam deformity was assessed using the anterior offset α-angle and the head-neck offset ratio (HNOR). The mean follow-up was 5.1 years (range, 4-7 years).
RESULTS: Postoperatively, the mean CCD angle was 138.3°, the mean α-angle was 66.1° and the mean HNOR was - 0.030. At physeal closure, mean CCD angle significantly decreased to 133.6°, mean α-angle significantly reduced to 52.1°, and mean HNOR significantly improved to + 0.039. CCD, FNL, ATD, α-angle, and HNOR were not different between groups.
CONCLUSIONS: One screw or two smooth pins result in similar longitudinal growth and deformity of the proximal femur after SCFE. The femoral head-neck junction remarkably improves until physeal closure; however, residual cam deformity is not avoided after in situ pinning. The complication rate with smooth pins is higher.
METHODS: We studied 43 patients (29 males, 14 females; mean age, 12.1 years; range, 9.5-14 years) with idiopathic unilateral SCFE treated with in situ fixation with one cannulated screw (group A, n = 23) or two smooth pins (group B, n = 20). Anteroposterior and frog-leg radiographs of the pelvis were evaluated for each patient at initial presentation, post-operatively and at physeal closure. Longitudinal growth was evaluated using the femoral neck length (FNL), the caput-collum-diaphyseal (CCD) angle, and the articulo-trochanteric distance (ATD). Cam deformity was assessed using the anterior offset α-angle and the head-neck offset ratio (HNOR). The mean follow-up was 5.1 years (range, 4-7 years).
RESULTS: Postoperatively, the mean CCD angle was 138.3°, the mean α-angle was 66.1° and the mean HNOR was - 0.030. At physeal closure, mean CCD angle significantly decreased to 133.6°, mean α-angle significantly reduced to 52.1°, and mean HNOR significantly improved to + 0.039. CCD, FNL, ATD, α-angle, and HNOR were not different between groups.
CONCLUSIONS: One screw or two smooth pins result in similar longitudinal growth and deformity of the proximal femur after SCFE. The femoral head-neck junction remarkably improves until physeal closure; however, residual cam deformity is not avoided after in situ pinning. The complication rate with smooth pins is higher.
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