Derotational osteotomy in SCFE complicated with avascular necrosis YUMC Hui Wan Park, Hyun Woo Kim Yonsei University College of Medicine
Female /14 CC : Out-toeing gait with painful LOM of left hip
PH pinning-in-situ for SCFE lt removal of penetrated screw due to AVN – adductor tenotomy cheilectomy
Hinge abduction Cheilectomy
Improvement after cheilectomy Further flexion of hip Further abduction 0 15
PE AGF : 90 IR : -10, ER : 50 Leg length discrepancy : 84.2/82.5 (1.7cm)
Aspherical incongruous head
Subtrochanteric osteotomy 30 o derotation internally
Improvement after derotation osteotomy ( one year F/U ) Less pain around hip & knee j. during gait Easier abduction IR : -10 o 10 o
Causes of increased external rotation in SCFE Decreased anteversion – retroversion Collapse of femur head due to avascular necrosis
Mechanical factors in SCFE Prichett (1988) Slipped epiphysis patients have relative retroversion, and this generates increased saggital plane shear stress at the proximal femoral growth plate
Rt. ; retroversion 9 o Lt. : retroversion 2 o
Retroversion of femur head A cause of pain & osteoarthritis Tonnis (1991) Rotation of the femur internally or externally from neutral position necessitates increased abductor muscle force to maintain a level pelvis Merchant (1965) A predictor of risk for stress fracture Gilardi et al (1987)