Evaluation of early results of reduction and pinning of acute SCFE

Fourteen patients with 17 Acute slips of S.C.F.E. were investigated clinically and radiologicallly. They were managed by gentle traction in internal rotation for 5-7 days, followed by percutaneous pinning. The results were satisfactory in 94. 1%. No case developed avasacular necrosis

Chair pelvic osteotomy in perthes disease

12 Chiari Osteotomies performed on patients with Perthes disease who were followed for three years is presented. The average age at operation was 8 years 9 months. Catterall grading was mainly group IV. Chiari osteotomy provided satisfactory femoral head coverage with a decreased acetabular index and a 19.6 improvement of the wiberg angle. Good femoral coverage was related to age at operation and the site of the osteotomy on the upper rim of the acetabulum. At follow-up, the results of femoral head sphericity studied by Mose measurements were favorable under Catterall grading