Priority 16 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal management for severe stable Slipped Upper/Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE/SCFE)? (JLA PSP Priority 16) | |
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| Overall ranking | 16 |
| JLA question ID | 0081/16 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
Tosounidis T et al. Prognostic significance of stability in slipped upper femoral epiphysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pediatr. 2010 Oct;157(4):674-80, 680.e1. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Initial operative management of Severe SUFE - already in progress ~ What is the best treatment for severe stable SCFE. Fixation insitu and later osteotomy or primary intra articular 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 |