We have reviewed 82 children with congenital dislocation of the hip, after treatment by anterior open reduction followed by derotation femoral osteotomy. The clinical and radiological results were significantly better in the group that had open reduction before the appearance of the capital femoral epiphysis; this group also had a lower incidence of avascular necrosis. We conclude that, when it...

Introduction Osteochondrosis or osteochondritis are alterations characterized by failure in sub-chondral ossification and affects the immature skeleton of children and teenagers. It may affects any epiphysis, apophysis or short bone with similar radiological and anatomopathological characteristics. It has no defined etiology, although there are some risk factors as constitutional predisposing, ...

In 15 consecutive patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis we recorded height, weight and skeletal maturity. Sexual maturity was assessed clinically and biochemically, and Harris's hypothesis that there is an increased ratio of serum growth hormone to oestrogen was tested in comparison with 15 age and sex matched controls. We found no difference in skeletal or sexual maturity between the...

Few observations have been made on the histological changes associated with slipped femoral epiphysis. Those that are available are confusing, if not actually misleading, in that they have been made on material removed at operation some considerable time after the event, and thus show only the late stages of repair (Lacroix and Verbrugge 1951, Sutro 1935). SO far as we are aware no observations...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is the most common hip pathology in children aged 8–15 years old. Research has shown that when a nonorthopedic provider evaluates this patient population, there can be significant delay appropriate treatment, which may have serious consequences for prognosis of patient. The delays are often caused by practitioner's inability to put clinical picture into focus w...