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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Difference between revisions

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(Created page with "<section begin="orthopaedics" />* = Juvenile slipped upper femoral epiphysis * Epidemiology ** Most common hip disorder in adolescents ** Males > females ** 6 – 16 years * Etiology ** Unknown cause ** GH and sex hormone imbalance may be involved ** Obesity and family history are risk factors * Pathology ** The femoral head (epiphysis) slips off the neck (metaphysis) in the line of the growth plate ** Can be acute or chronic * Clinical features ** Often bilateral ** Acu...")
 
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<section begin="orthopaedics" />* = Juvenile slipped upper femoral epiphysis
<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Slipped capital femoral epiphysis = Juvenile slipped upper femoral epiphysis
* Epidemiology
* Epidemiology
** Most common hip disorder in adolescents
** Most common hip disorder in adolescents