Second operation for slipped capital femoral epiphysis: pin removal

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 434
• Main Authors: Crandall, D G, Gabriel, K R, Akbarnia, B A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1992
• Subjects: Adolescent; Blood Loss, Surgical; Bone Nails; Child; Costs and Cost Analysis; Epiphyses, Slipped - economics; Epiphyses, Slipped - rehabilitation; Epiphyses, Slipped - surgery; Equipment Failure; Female; Humans; Length of Stay - economics; Male; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors

Pin removal procedures were retrospectively reviewed for 43 hips in 31 patients. Original treatment had included use of Knowles, Steinmann, Hagie, and cannulated steel pins. Time to pin extraction ranged from 5 to 70 months. Average operative time was slightly more than 1 h and average blood loss wa...