Which anatomical conditions are associated with limitations of the hip function after SCFE?

Background: Patients sustained a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) might have symptoms beyond their stabilization surgery in the childhood.
Methods: 35 patients with a SCFE were treated in our clinic and available for a clinical follow-up. The results were compared in dependence of the presence of dysplasia, acetabular retroversion or a FAI type CAM.
Results: A FAI type CAM led to significant inferior results (p < 0.05), especially in combination with a retroversion.
Conclusions: The clinical outcome seemed to be influenced by the presence of a FAI type CAM or a combination with a retroversion, which might aggravate the femoro-acetabular conflict.
Level of Evidence: III, retrospective.
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