Hardware Impingement Is Associated With Shorter Screw Length in Patients Treated With In Situ Screw Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: An In Vivo Arthroscopic Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the incidence of screw impingement on dynamic exam during hip arthroscopy in patients undergoing treatment for femoroacetabular impingement after previous slipped capital femoral epiphysis fixation and to evaluate screw characteristics with hardware impingement.

Methods

A retrospective review from 2008 to 2020 was performed of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) patients that underwent arthroscopy for symptoms of hip impingement. Patients underwent a dynamic exam under direct arthroscopic visualization to assess for sources of impingement, including bony anatomy and fixation hardware. Slip angle was calculated on lateral radiographs prior to arthroscopy, and screw length was noted in the initial operative reports at treatment of SCFE and reported in

SUBMITTER: Lewis DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9596863 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature