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Intertrochanteric osteotomy for the treatment of chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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Thirty six patients with a chronic slip of the capital femoral epiphysis and a femoral headneck angle of more than 30 degrees, as measured in a lateral radiograph, were treated by intertrochanteric osteotomy. The patients had an abnormal gait, an average age of 14.1 years and symptoms for an average of 14.5 months. The postoperative complications included two patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head, four with coxa vara and two with loss of position requiring further operation. At an average of 7.5 years after operation 14 were good, 18 fair, and 4 poor on clinical assessment, with 13 good, 19 fair and 4 poor when judged by radiographs. Patients with complications had only fair or poor results. A postoperative head-neck angle of less than 10 degrees indicated a good result.

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Les auteurs présentent les résultats de 36 ostéotomies inter-trochantériennes effectuées pendant une période de 15 ans. Les indications chirurgicales ont été les suivantes: déplacement chronique de la tête fémorale avec un angle tête-col (ATC), mesuré sur la radiographie de profil, supérieur à 30°, associé à un signe de Trendelenburg positif et/ou une marche en rotation externe. L'âge moyen des malades au moment de l'opération était de 14,1 ans. Le recul moyen des observations est de 7,5 ans. Deux fois l'ostéotomie a du être reprise précocément durant la période post-opératoire à cause d'un redéplacement. Les complications les plus importantes ont été deux nécroses de la tête fémorale et quatre coxa vara. L'ATC a diminué en moyenne de 30°. Les résultats ont été évalués selon la cotation d'Ireland et Newman: il y a 14 bons, 18 médiocres et 4 mauvais résultats cliniques et 13 bons, 19 médiocres et 4 mauvais résultats radiologiques. Les meilleurs résultats ont été obtenus avec un ATC final de moins de 10°.

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Merchán, E.C.R., Na, C.M. & Munuera, L. Intertrochanteric osteotomy for the treatment of chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis. International Orthopaedics 16, 133–135 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180203

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