Priority 15 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal surgical treatment and timing of surgery for unstable Slipped Upper/Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE/SCFE)? (JLA PSP Priority 15) | |
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| Overall ranking | 15 |
| JLA question ID | 0081/15 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
SR: Lorder RT et al. What is the best evidence for the treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis? J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Sep;32 Suppl 2:S158-65 |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | How should we treat unstable SUFE to optimise hip function throughout life course? ~ What is the best treatment for severe unstable SUFE? ~ Is surgical dislocation via ganz osteotomy any better or worse than cuneiform osteotomy? ~ What is the optimum treatment for an acute or acute on chronic unstable slipped epiphysis? |
| Submitted by |
See data spreadsheet on JLA website |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0081 |
| PSP name | Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 75 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 17 November 2018 |