Percutaneous screw removal in slipped upper femoral epiphysis. Export

@article{citeulike:5971464, abstract = {Several authors have reported complications from screw removal after treatment of slipped upper femoral epiphysis by single screw fixation, and have attributed these to poor screw design. We have developed a simple and reliable method of screw removal which uses a cannulated 8.0 mm end-threaded cancellous screw (Smith \& Nephew Richards Medical, Memphis, Tennessee) and a specially designed cannulated trephine. The method has been successful, with minimal complications, and a limited surgical exposure.}, author = {Gruber, M. A. and Starkweather, K. D. and Healy, W. A. and Haralabatos, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {5971464}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8898145}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=8898145}, issn = {0301-620X}, journal = {The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume}, keywords = {metal\_removal, scfe, xrw}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {137--139}, posted-at = {2009-10-19 15:56:09}, priority = {2}, title = {Percutaneous screw removal in slipped upper femoral epiphysis.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8898145}, volume = {78}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5971464 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5971464 N2 - Several authors have reported complications from screw removal after treatment of slipped upper femoral epiphysis by single screw fixation, and have attributed these to poor screw design. We have developed a simple and reliable method of screw removal which uses a cannulated 8.0 mm end-threaded cancellous screw (Smith & Nephew Richards Medical, Memphis, Tennessee) and a specially designed cannulated trephine. The method has been successful, with minimal complications, and a limited surgical exposure. IS - 1 JF - The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume SN - 0301-620X EP - 139 TI - Percutaneous screw removal in slipped upper femoral epiphysis. VL - 78 SP - 137 KW - metal_removal KW - scfe KW - xrw AU - Gruber, MA AU - Starkweather, KD AU - Healy, WA AU - Haralabatos, S PY - 1996/01// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8898145 ER -