ReviewJournal of children's orthopaedics2020
Combined Imhauser osteotomy and osteochondroplasty in slipped capital femoral epiphysis through surgical hip dislocation approach.
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- Combined Surgical Dislocations and Proximal Femoral Osteotomies for Treatment of Complex Proximal Femoral Deformities: A Systematic Review.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2025Pooled it
- Surgical treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) by Dunn procedure modified by Ganz: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Invited Perspective: It is Time to Rename SCFE.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- In Situ Fixation and Intertrochanteric Osteotomy for Severe Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Following Femoral Neck Fracture: A Case Report with Application of Virtual Surgical Planning and 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Instruments.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Modified trochanteric triplane osteotomy for chronic moderate to severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis - a preliminary report.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- MR-based Bony 3D models enable radiation-free preoperative patient-specific analysis and 3D printing for SCFE patients.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2024Article
- The McMaster osteotomy-a novel surgical treatment to chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis: description of surgical technique and case study.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2024Article
- Short-Term Complications of Relative Femoral Neck Lengthening Combined with Extra-Articular Osteotomies of the Proximal Femur.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Assessment of femoral retroversion on preoperative hip magnetic resonance imaging in patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Theoretical implications for hip impingement risk estimation.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Mid-term results of subcapital realignment of chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis using surgical hip dislocation: a prospective case series.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2022Article
- Is combined surgical dislocation and proximal femoral osteotomy a safe procedure for correction of complex hip deformities?Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2022Article
- Morscher's femoral neck lengthening osteotomy through surgical hip dislocation approach for preservation of Perthes and Perthes-like deformities.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Simultaneous Morscher's osteotomy and arthroscopic debridement in the management of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a case report and literature review.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTreatment of moderate to severe stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) remains a challenging problem. Open reduction by modified Dunn procedure carries a considerable risk of osteonecrosis (ON). Imhauser osteotomy is capable of realigning the deformity without the risk of ON, but the remaining metaphyseal bump is implicated with significant chondro-labral lesions and accelerated osteoarthritis. We conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Imhauser osteotomy combined with osteochondroplasty (OCP) through the surgical hip dislocation (SHD) approach.
methodsA prospective series of 23 patients with moderate-severe stable SCFE underwent Imhauser osteotomy and OCP through SHD. The mean age was 14.4 years (13 to 20) and the mean follow-up period was 45 months (24 to 66). The outcome measures included clinical and radiological parameters and Harris hip score (HHS) was used as a functional score.
resultsThe mean HHS improved significantly from 65.39 to 93.3. The limb length discrepancy improved by a mean of 1.72 cm. The mean flexion and abduction arcs showed a significant improvement (mean increase of 37.5° and 18.5°, respectively). The mean internal rotation demonstrated the most significant improvement (mean increase of 38.5°). All the radiographic parameters improved significantly; including anterior and lateral slip angles (mean improvement 37.52° and 44.37°, respectively). The mean alpha angle decreased by 39.19°. The articulo-trochanteric distance significantly increased to a mean of 23.26 mm. No cases of ON or chondrolysis were identified.
conclusionCombined Imhauser osteotomy and OCP through the surgical dislocation approach provide a comprehensive and safe management of moderate to severe stable SCFE. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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