Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
A slipped capital femoral epiphysis is when the upper, or capital, epiphysis of the femur slips in relation to the rest of the femur.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a displacement of the normal relationship between the femoral head and femoral neck through the growth plate. It is the most common hip disorder in adolescents.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Definition
A slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a separation of the ball of the hip joint from the thigh bone (femur) at the upper growing end (growth plate) of the bone.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
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What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip problem that starts if the epiphysis (growing end) of the femur (thigh bone) slips from the ball of the hip joint.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an unusual disorder of the adolescent hip. It is not rare. For reasons that are not well understood, the ball at the upper end of the femur (thigh bone) slips off in a backward direction.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
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What is a slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
During childhood, the femoral ball is attached to the femur with a growth plate of bone.

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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
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a slipped capital femoral epiphysis, a condition in which the bone growth plate of the femoral head shifts out of place,
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Other causes include Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), stress fracture, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, osteoid osteoma.

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE),: 10-15 years. The femoral head 'slips' with respect to the femoral neck. Tends to occur in adolescent boys.
Septic arthritis is rare but should be considered in ill children who are unable to walk.

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to positioning of the legs before and after birth and usually affects both legs. In rare cases, out-toeing is seen in only one leg and may be a sign of a serious problem with the upper part of the femur bone called slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

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