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- Title
Prophylactic pinning of the contralateral hip after unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Authors
Kocher, Mininder S; Bishop, Julius A; Hresko, M Timothy; Millis, Michael B; Kim, Young-Jo; Kasser, James R
- Abstract
The management of the contralateral hip after unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine, with use of expected-value decision analysis, the optimal management strategy-prophylactic in situ pinning versus observation-for the contralateral hip.
- Publication
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 2004, Vol 86, Issue 12, p2658
- ISSN
0021-9355
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2106/00004623-200412000-00011