Management of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) on Top of Fixed Fracture Neck of Femur Case Report.

Assiut University1 enrolled

Overview

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) on Top of Fixed Fracture Neck of Femur managed by subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy

The incidence of Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) after management of femoral neck fracture in pediatrics is very rare. In this case report, a 9-year-old female child sustained left sided femur neck fracture after a motor car accident. The fracture was fixed by two cannulated screws and healing with mild varus occurred after 1.5 months. However, progressive slippage of femoral epiphysis was observed. This was treated by subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Interventions

subtrochanteric valgus osteotomyPROCEDURE

subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 14 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * scfe on top NOF Exclusion Criteria: * pathological fracture

Locations (1)

faculty of medicine Assiut university

Asyut, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

modified McKay's criteria

I excellent II Good III Fair IV Poor

Time frame: one year

Secondary Outcomes

Rust union score

union 1. absent callus visible fracture 2. present callus visible fracture 3. present callus invisible fracture

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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