Slipped Femoral Capital Epiphysis: Report of Two Cases
10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.5.983
- Author:
Won Sik CHOI
;
Duk Yong LEE
;
Kyu Chun HWANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Slipped femoral capital epiphysis;
Chondrolysis
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty, Replacement;
Epiphyses;
Female;
Hip;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Somatotypes
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1982;17(5):983-987
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Slipped femoral capital epiphysis is a rare entity in Korea and only three cases have been reported so far1,2,3). One of our cases was a unilateral mild chronic slip in a 14 year old boy with Frohlich body type. It was treated by gentle closed reduction followed by knowles' pin fixation. The other case, a 20 year old female, presented chondrolysis of the left hip. Scrutinization of roentgenograms revealed typical features of an unrecognized slipped femoral capital epiphysis. It was treated by Wagner resurfacing replacement arthroplasty.
