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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Please my son has just been told to undertake surgery in order to correct the shift of his femur, please is there no other way to correct it? And what are the future effects of the Pin to his bone. Thank you.
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Kindly show me x rays & CT SCAN of the affected part.
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Conservative or surgery depends on different of displacement and stability.
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Percutaneous in situ fixation is the treatment of choice. Better to get it fixed early before complications occur
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