Patient-Reported Health Outcomes After in Situ Percutaneous Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: An Average Twenty-Year Follow-up Study

Conclusions:
The general self-reported health of this cohort was poor compared with that of the general population. The slip angle on presentation did not correlate with any patient-reported outcome measure collected for this study. Higher BMI was one of the only clinical predictors of patient-reported outcomes.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - December 2, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Escott, B. G., De La Rocha, A., Jo, C.-H., Sucato, D. J., Karol, L. A. Tags: Hip, Pediatrics Scientific Articles Source Type: research