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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Hip International, 2007
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a condition likely to be encountered by all practising orthopaedic surgeons. A sound knowledge of the risk factors, presentation, investigation and management is essential to prevent the potentially significant consequences of missing the diagnosis. We present an overview of the condition, along with a review of the
S R, Mitchell, T D, Tennent, R R, Brown, F, Monsell   +3 more
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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

BMJ, 2009
#### Case scenario A 13 year old boy visited the general practitioner because of a six week history of intermittent limp and pain in the left lower thigh and knee, which was exacerbated by playing sports. On examination he was overweight, but he had no abnormality in the knee.
Clarke, N.M.P., Kendrick, Tony
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1987
SCFE is one of the most potentially damaging conditions of the adolescent hip. The onset may be associated with minor trauma but is often insidious and may present as vague thigh or knee pain. The lateral radiograph is the most sensitive view for detection of a low-grade slip.
M T, Busch, R T, Morrissy
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Slipped Epiphysis Associated with Hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1984
Seven cases of slipped capital femoral epiphysis appearing concurrently with juvenile hypothyroidism are reported. This association seems to occur more commonly than the general incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis or of juvenile hypothyroidism would suggest, and the thyroid hormone deficiency and a diminished strength of the epiphyseal ...
W, Heyerman, D, Weiner
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SLIPPING OF THE UPPER FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1949
The hip should never he held in a position of tension, especially extension, abduction, and internal rotation, as this wrings out the blood vessels along the neck and still further embarrasses the circulation. No operation should be done when acute pain and spasm are present, at least until after two or three weeks of bed rest. The treatment of choice
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Orthopaedic Nursing, 1991
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an unusual disorder in which the epiphysis of the proximal femur slips through the growth plate in a posterior direction. Significant derangement of hip function results and can be accompanied by two complications: avascular necrosis and chondrolysis. The cause remains elusive although many theories have been
R T, Morrissy, S, Selman
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1984
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a common malady which must be managed by virtually every orthopedic surgeon. While each of us has a "foolproof method" of managing the disease, we also have somewhere in our files a patient with a disastrous outcome.
J A, Herring, J A, Ogden
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The inheritance of slipped upper femoral epiphysis

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1982
Two hundred and fourteen cases ofslipped upper femoral epiphysis were reviewed. Fourteen families provided more than one case, and in 23 other families the index case had one or more close relatives with osteoarthritis of the hip, six of whom had probably suffered from a slipped epiphysis.
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