Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics of Atypical Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 39; no. 10; p. e742
• Main Authors: Chung, Chae Hoon, Ko, Kyung Rae, Kim, Joo Hwan, Shim, Jong Sup
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Age Factors; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Arthralgia - etiology; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Child; Endocrine System Diseases - complications; Female; Genu Valgum - etiology; Humans; Male; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - therapy; Radiography; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses - complications; Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses - diagnostic imaging; Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses - etiology
• ISSN: 1539-2570
• DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001339

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFEs) can be idiopathic or atypical (associated with renal failure, radiation therapy, and endocrine disorders). It is important to estimate the likelihood that atypical SCFE shows different clinical and radiographic characteristics and complications with typical...