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. 2022 Nov 11;30(5):e257002.
doi: 10.1590/1413-785220223005e257002. eCollection 2022.

OSTEOTOMY AT THE BASE OF FEMORAL NECK AND OSTEOPLASTY FOR THE TREAMENT OF SCFE

Larissa Martins Garcia  1 , Ana Cecília Capoani Angélico  1 , Felipe DE Souza Serenza  1 , José Batista Volpon  1 , Daniel Augusto Maranho  1
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OSTEOTOMY AT THE BASE OF FEMORAL NECK AND OSTEOPLASTY FOR THE TREAMENT OF SCFE

Larissa Martins Garcia et al. Acta Ortop Bras. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Objective: To compare the clinical outcomes between patients with moderate and severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) treated with osteotomy at the base of neck and osteoplasty and with healthy individuals.

Methods: Comparative cohort with 12 patients (14 hips) with moderate and severe SCFE who underwent osteotomy at the base of neck and osteoplasty between 2007 and 2014. The mean age at surgery was 13.3 ± 2.5 years and the mean follow-up was 3.8 ± 2.2 years. We assessed the level of hip pain by the visual analog scale (VAS) and anterior impingement test (AIT); the level of function using the Harris Hip Score (HHS) and 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), the range of motion (ROM) by goniometry and Drehmann sign, and the hip muscular strength by isokinetic and Trendelenburg sign.

Results: The level of pain was slightly higher in the SCFE cohort compared with healthy hips (VAS, 0.8 ± 1.4 vs 0 ± 0, 0.007; AIT, 14% vs 0%, p = 0.06; respectively). No differences were observed between the SCFE and control cohort for the functional scores (HHS, 94 ± 7 vs 100 ± 1, p = 0.135); except for ROM, with increased internal rotation (37.3º ± 9.4º vs 28.7º ± 8.2º, p < 0.001), and strength, with decreased abduction torque (75.5 ± 36.9 Nm/Kg vs 88.5 ± 27.6 Nm/Kg, p = 0.045) in the SCFE cohort.

Conclusion: The osteotomy at the base of neck and the osteoplasty restored the hip motion and muscle strength, except for the abductor strength, to near normal levels, representing a viable option for the treatment of moderate and severe SCFE. Level of Evidence III, Ambidirectional Cohort Study.

Objetivo: Comparar resultados clínicos de pacientes com escorregamento epifisário proximal do fêmur (EEPF) moderado e grave tratados com osteotomia basocervical e cervicoplastia com indivíduos saudáveis.

Métodos: Coorte comparativa com 12 voluntários saudáveis e 12 pacientes (14 quadris) com EEPF moderado e grave submetidos à osteotomia basocervical e cervicoplastia entre 2007 e 2014. A média de idade na cirurgia foi de 13,3 ± 2,5 anos e o seguimento médio de 3,8 ± 2,2 anos. Avaliou-se nível de dor no quadril utilizando a escala visual analógica (EVA) e o teste de impacto anterior (TIA); nível de função usando o Harris Hip Score (HHS) e o 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12); amplitude de movimento (ADM) com goniometria e sinal de Drehmann; e força muscular do quadril com dinamômetro isocinético e sinal de Trendelenburg.

Resultados: O nível de dor foi ligeiramente maior na coorte de EEPF comparado a quadris saudáveis (EVA, 0,8 ± 1,4 vs 0 ± 0, 0,007; TIA, 14% vs 0%, p = 0,06; respectivamente). Não foram observadas diferenças entre os grupos EEPF e controle para os escores funcionais (HHS, 94 ± 7 vs 100 ± 1, p = 0,135), exceto para ADM, com aumento da rotação interna (37,3º ± 9,4º vs 28,7º ± 8,2º, p < 0,001), e força, com diminuição do torque de abdução (75,5 ± 36,9 Nm/Kg vs 88,5 ± 27,6 Nm/Kg, p = 0,045), para o grupo EEPF.

Conclusão: A osteotomia basocervical e a cervicoplastia restauraram o movimento do quadril e a força muscular, com exceção da força abdutora, a níveis próximos do normal, representando uma opção viável para o tratamento de EEPF moderado e grave. Nível de Evidência III, Estudo de Coorte Ambidirecional.

Keywords: Femoroacetabular Impingement; Hip Joint; Joint Deformities, Acquired; Muscle Strength Dynamometer; Osteotomy; Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses.

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All authors declare no potential conflict of interest related to this article.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographic images of a patient before (A and B) and two years after (C and D) osteotomy at the base of neck and osteoplasty.
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