Download MBBS Orthopaedics PPT 16 Scfe Vs Lecture Notes

Download MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Orthopaedics PPT 16 Scfe Vs Lecture Notes




A 14-year-old athletic male with a medium build presents with 3 weeks of atraumatic

left hip and thigh pain. For that last 12 hours, he has been unable to bear weight, even

with crutches. He denies right hip pain. He has obligatory external rotation of the left

hip upon flexion. Radiographs are seen in figures A, B. What is the best next step?

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis


Overview

? Condition of the proximal

femoral physis that leads

to slippage of the

metaphysis relative to the

epiphysis

? Most commonly seen in

adolescent obese males

? Treatment is usual y

percutaneous pin fixation

Epidemiology

? Most common disorder affecting adolescent

hips

? 10 per 100,000(USA)
? More common in

? obese children
? males
? African Americans,Pacific islanders, Latinos
Epidemiology

? During period of rapid growth (10-16 years)
? 13 for boys
? 12 for girls
? Associated with puberty
? Left hip is more common
? Bilateral in (~25%)

Risk factors

? Obesity-single greatest risk factor
? Acetabular retroversion and femoral

retroversion
Associated conditions

? Hypothyroidism -most common etiology of

nonidiopathic SCFE

? Renal osteodystrophy

? Growth hormone deficiency

? Panhypopituitarism

? Indications for endocrine workup

? child is < 10 years old

? weight is < 50th percentile

? Down syndrome

Pathophysiology

? Adolescence-perichondrial ring thins and

weakens

? Physis is still vertical in this age group
? Mechanical forces acting on a susceptible

physis

? Slippage occurs though the hypertrophic zone

of the physis
Pathoanatomy

? Angulation-metaphysis translates anterior and

externally rotates

? Epiphysis remains in the acetabulum
? Periosteum remains intact (chronic SCFE)
? In acute SCFE, periosteum can be partially torn

Loder Classification

? Based on ability to bear weight

? Stable-Able to bear weight with or without

crutches

? Minimal risk of osteonecrosis (<10%)

? Unstable-Unable to ambulate (not even with

crutches)

? High risk of osteonecrosis (25-35%)

? Provides prognostic information


Southwick Slip Angle Classification

? Based on femoral

epipyseal-diaphyseal

angle difference

? Mild

< 30?

? Moderate 30-50?

? Severe

> 50?

? Based on the degree of

difference between the

affected and

unaffected hip

Grading System -- based on

percentage of slippage

? Grade I 0-33% of slippage
? Grade II 34-50% of slippage
? Grade I I >50% of slippage
Symptoms

? Groin and thigh pain -most common presentation

? knee pain

? can lead to missed diagnosis

? Limp

? antalgic gait

? externally rotated foot progression angle

? Patients prefer to sit in a chair with affected leg

crossed over the other

? Duration

? symptoms for weeks to months before diagnosis is made

? Acute on chronic-severe pain,unable to bear weight

Physical exam

? Abnormal gait

? antalgic, waddling, externally rotated gait or

Trendelenburg gait

? Decreased hip motion

? Loss of hip IR, abduction, and flexion
? Obligatory external rotation during passive flexion

of hip (Drehmann sign)

? Weakness

? thigh atrophy
Radiographs

? AP & frog-leg lateral of right and left hip
? lateral radiograph is best way to identify a

subtle slip


Radiographs

? Klein's line
? Line drawn along

superior border femoral

neck

? Will intersect less of the

femoral head or not at

all in SCFE

Radiographs

? Epiphysiolysis (growth plate widening or

lucency)

? Blurring of proximal femoral metaphysis

(metaphyseal blanch sign of Steel)

? seen on AP due to overlapping of the metaphysis

and posteriorly displaced epiphysis

? MRI

? may help diagnose a preslip condition
Treatment-Stable slip

? Operative-percutaneous in situ fixation

? indications

? both stable and unstable slips

? one vs. two cannulated screws is controversial

? benefit of 2 screws needs to be considered in

the face of greater screw related

complications

? contralateral hip prophylactic fixation-

controversial
Treatment

? Open epiphyseal reduction and fixation

? controversial
? unstable and severe slips

? technique

? capital realignment via the modified Dunn

procedure
Complications

? Osteonecrosis of femoral head

? increased risk with unstable slips (~24-47%), most

common predictor

? operative complication (4-6%)

? hardware placement in posteriosuperior femoral neck

has the greatest risk of disrupting the vascular supply

? Chondrolysis (0-2%)

? Residual proximal femoral deformity & limb

length discrepancy

? Degenerative arthritis

This post was last modified on 07 April 2022