Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1951;33:362-381.
© 1951 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
A DIAMOND-SHAPED GRAFT FROM THE ILIUM FOR NON-UNION OF THE TIBIA
HARRY C. BLAIR M.D.1
1 PORTLAND, OREGON
The pathology of the slipping of the upper femoral epiphysis has been studied on whole sections of the disesed area. Histological evidence goes to show that the basic pathological change associated with the deformity takes place in the epiphyseal cartilage, which, instead of producing endochondral bone, is transformed into fibrous tissue. All the lesions observed in the neck and in the head are secondary.