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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2022; 13(4): 373-380
Published online Apr 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i4.373
Comparing complications of outpatient management of slipped capital femoral epiphysis and Blount’s disease: A database study
Achraf Jardaly, Timothy W Torrez, Gerald McGwin, Shawn R Gilbert
Achraf Jardaly, Department of Orthopaedics, Hughston Foundation/Hughston Clinic, Columbus, GA 31909, United States
Timothy W Torrez, Department of Orthopedics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35205, United States
Gerald McGwin, Department of Epidemiology, Center of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35205, United States
Shawn R Gilbert, Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States
Author contributions: Jardaly A contributed to the manuscript preparation, data collection, revisions; Torrez TW contributed to the manuscript preparation, data collection, revisions; McGwin G contributed to the data analysis and statistics; Gilbert SR contributed to the manuscript preparation and was the principal investigator.
Institutional review board statement: This study was institutional review board exempt.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was waived as per the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s IRB guidelines.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors do not endorse any conflict of interests.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at achraf.jardaly@lau.edu.
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Corresponding author: Shawn R Gilbert, MD, Surgeon, Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, ACC Suite 316, Children’s Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States. srgilbert@uabmc.edu
Received: July 27, 2021
Peer-review started: August 2, 2021
First decision: December 27, 2021
Revised: January 10, 2022
Accepted: February 23, 2022
Article in press: February 23, 2022
Published online: April 18, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In our retrospective analysis of common complications of both slipped capital femoral epiphysis and Blount’s disease using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. We showed equivocally that treating both these conditions as an outpatient was safe and effective.