Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an condition of the proximal femoral physis that leads to slippage of the metaphysis relative to the epiphysis, and is most commonly seen in …

Treatment of the Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis remains a cause of concern due to the fact that the true knowledge of the etiopathogeny is unknown, as well as one of its major …

In orthopedic literature, there is little consensus regarding the best management of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). Controversies and disparate trends derive from differences in …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip condition that occurs in teens and pre-teens who are still growing. For reasons that are not well understood, the ball at the head of the femur …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE or skiffy, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, SUFE or souffy, coxa vara adolescentium) is a medical term referring to a fracture through the growth …

SCFE (Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis) Key Points: Typical SCFE involves posterior and medial slippage of the proximal femoral epiphysis relative to the metaphysis (anterior and …

One possible bump in the road is a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). It happens when new, softer bone growth weakens their femur bone, and the rounded top end — the “ball” in …

A slipped capital femoral epiphysis is the most common serious hip condition seen in teenagers. It is more common in boys than in girls and more common in very overweight teenagers. The …

What is a SCFE? SCFE is a backward slippage of the growth plate of the thighbone near the hip joint. The slippage leads to deformity of the ball and socket joint and decreases motion of the …

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, or SCFE, is a condition in which a child’s hip (the top part of the femur, or ball of the ball and socket joint of the hip) slips through the growth plate. Think of …