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The modified Dunn procedure provides superior short-term outcomes in the treatment of the unstable slipped capital femoral epiphysis as compared to the inadvertent closed reduction and percutaneous pinning: a comparative clinical study.

Eduardo N NovaisDaniel A MaranhoTravis HeareErnest SinkPatrick M CarryCourtney O'Donnel
Published in: International orthopaedics (2018)
Compared to inadvertent reduction and percutaneous pinning, the modified Dunn procedure provided better clinical and radiographic outcomes with similar proportion of osteonecrosis and unplanned re-operations following an unstable SCFE.
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