The Modified Dunn Procedure for Unstable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

2013160 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Wudbhav N. Sankar · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Kelly L. Vanderhave · C. S. Mott Children's Hospital

Travis Matheney · Boston Children's Hospital

José A. Herrera-Soto · Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Judson Karlen · Phoenix Children's Hospital

Abstract

This largest reported series of unstable slipped capital femoral epiphyses treated with the modified Dunn procedure demonstrated that the procedure is capable of restoring anatomy and preserving function after a slip but that implant complications and osteonecrosis can and do occur postoperatively.

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Hip disorders and treatments Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Hip and Femur Fractures

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Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volume 95, Issue 7, pp. 585-591

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.00203

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The Modified Dunn Procedure for Unstable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

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