Gentle manipulative reduction and percutaneous fixation with a single screw in slipped capital femoral epiphysis: A case series

Author(s): Dr. Debashish Mishra, Dr. Saswat Samant and Dr. Sundar Narayan Mohanty

Abstract: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis or SCFE is the most common hip disorder documented in the 9-15 year age group ^{[1, 2, 3]}. The goal of treatment is the reduction of the initial epiphyseal displacement, proper dependable stabilization, prevention of additional slippage, along with rapid epiphysiodesis. We report here the results of 5 of our patients and their follow up results that we treated using gentle reduction manoeuvres and percutaneous pinning using a single screw. The IOWA Score of the 5 patient after the clinical evaluation were good in 4 cases and fair in 1 case. We conclude that preoperative reduction with very gentle manipulation and percutaneous pinning with a single screw is a satisfactory and acceptable treatment for SCFE.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2019.v5.i2q.1485