Biomechanical analysis of single screw fixation for slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Are more threads across the physis necessary for stability?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 474-478

  Upasani, Vidyadhar ^a,d   Kishan, Shyam ^b   Oka, Richard ^b   Mahar, Andrew ^a,b   Rohmiller, Michael ^c   Pring, Maya ^b   Wenger, Dennis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Spine Institute   (United States)

^d MC5054 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical analysis; SCFE fixation; Screw threads across the physis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CANNULATION; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HIP DISEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LOADING TEST; MACHINE; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCREW FIXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; FEMUR HEAD; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SWINE;

EID: 33748639693     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000217732.24041.81     Document Type: Article

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