@article{article_189732, title={Modified femoral neck osteotomy in chronic slipped femoral capital epiphysis (early results)}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={27}, pages={1–4}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v27i1.1378}, author={Caniklioglu, Mustafa and Mirzanli, Cuneyt and Algun, Deniz and Polat, M.}, keywords={Chronic slipped femoral capital epiphysis;modified Martin osteotomy;pedicle bone graft}, abstract={Slipped femoral capital epiphysis, though it is rarely seen, is an important orthopedic pathology because of its complications. The treatment of slipped femoral capital epiphysis is still obscure today. In slight slips, insitu pinning method is used for treatment where as in moderate and severe slips different kinds ofosteotomies are applied. In our clinic, we treated 8 patients with moderate and severe slipped femoral capital epiphysis, by modified femoral neck osteotomy. In all cases, we used Richards dynamic compression screw as for fixation and we also placed an pedicie bone graft in osteotomy area. In our group, containing 8 patients, there were 2 cases with stiffness on the left and 6 cases with stiffness on the right. 3 of them had chronic slip where as 5 of them had acute on chronic slip. The mean age of the group was 15.5 (14-16) years and the average slipping rate was 48 (38-67) degrees. The mean follow up period of this group was 7.3 (3-13) months. After the treatment following results were obtained: 7 excellent and 1 poor results. Thus, we conclude that femoral neck osteotomies do not cause avascular necrosis and other complications as it is believed to do so and furthermore it is an effective method in providing physiology and anatomy which are the basic principles of treatment.}, number={1}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}