Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1952;34:233-239.
© 1952 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS
Early Diagnosis and Treatment Facilitated by "Normal" Roentgenograms
ARMIN KLEIN M.D.1,
ROBERT J. JOPLIN M.D.1,
JOHN A. REIDY M.D.1, and
JOSEPH HANELIN M.D.1
1 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1. Detection of early slipping of the capital femoral epiphysis permits the simplest satisfactory form of treatment,-namely, nailing in situ.
2. The earliest manifestations of slipping become obvious when roentgenograms, taken by a standard technique, are compared with anteroposterior and lateral roentgenograms of "normal" hips of corresponding osseous maturation.