Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition where the head of the thigh bone slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate. The growth plate is the area of cartilage at the end of the ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis or SCFE is the most common adolescent hip disease . It is associated with obesity and has a higher incidence among black, Hispanic and Polynesian racial groups. It ...

The evidence on efficacy of open reduction of slipped capital femoral epiphysis is adequate. With regard to safety, there is a risk of avascular necrosis. Therefore this procedure should only be used ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is the most common hip abnormality in the adolescent patient. The most ...

Open reduction of slipped capital femoral epiphysis aims to relocate the capital femoral epiphysis and centre its position in the acetabulum, while minimising the risk of avascular necrosis by ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition in which the epiphysis covering the femoral head in pre-adolescence and adolescence slips posterior relative to the femoral neck. The incidence ...

Images in Clinical Medicine Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Authors: Chin-Chean Wong, M.D., Ph.D., and Bing-Kuan Chen, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published March 22, 2023 N Engl J Med 2023;388: ...