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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 78-B, Issue 1 | Pages 137 - 139
1 Jan 1996
Gruber MA Starkweather KD Healy WA Haralabatos S

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.