Orthopaedic Department, Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore, Tullamore, Offaly, Republic of Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2012 Sep;181(3):409-14. doi: 10.1007/s11845-010-0563-6. Epub 2010 Sep 1.
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is a common condition affecting adolescent boys and girls. It is classified as acute, chronic or acute on chronic. The slip can be mild, moderate or severe.
We present a case of chronic severe SUFE in a 16-year-old male with significant fixed bilateral deformities requiring osteotomy of proximal femur and stabilisation with short locking Gamma nail(®). To our knowledge, this device has not been used in stabilisation of osteotomies in chronic SUFE.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the results of our fixation method and also to increase the awareness in orthopaedic surgeon about the usefulness of Gamma locking nail(®) in these difficult situations.
股骨上端滑脱(SUFE)是一种常见的疾病,影响青少年男孩和女孩。它分为急性、慢性或慢性急性。滑脱可以是轻度、中度或重度。
我们报告了一例 16 岁男性慢性严重股骨上端滑脱病例,该患者存在双侧严重固定性畸形,需要进行股骨近端截骨术,并使用短锁定 Gamma 钉(®)固定。据我们所知,该装置尚未用于慢性股骨上端滑脱的截骨术固定。
本文旨在描述我们的固定方法的结果,并提高骨科医生对 Gamma 锁定钉(®)在这些困难情况下的实用性的认识。