Treatment Outcomes at Skeletal Maturity After Physeal-sparing Procedures for Early-onset Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Using a Long Screw With a Short-threaded Tip.

Background: Physeal-sparing procedures are preferred for treating early-onset slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), reducing limb-length discrepancy (LLD), and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). This study aimed to investigate the treatment outcomes after physeal-sparing procedures for early-onset SCFE.

Methods: We reviewed medical and radiographic records of SCFE patients from 1992 to 2022.