Slipped capital femoral epiphysis following radiation and chemotherapy

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Clin. Orthop.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-198109000-00026· OSTI ID:5606555

Walker, S J; Whiteside, L A; McAlister, W H; Silverman, C L; Thomas, P R

Patients who received radiation to the proximal femoral epiphysis and chemotherapy in childhood appear to have an increased risk of subsequently developing epiphyseolysis. Every effort should be made to exclude the proximal femoral epiphysis from the radiation port whenever possible. If the epiphyseal plate is widened and irregular and the adjacent bone is sclerotic, prophylactic pinning may be indicated even in the absence of a grossly visible slip.

• Research Organization: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
• OSTI ID: 5606555
• Journal Information: Clin. Orthop.; (United States), Vol. 159
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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