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 …

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 …

What is a slipped capital femoral epiphysis? Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder that can occur during adolescent development. It happens when the rounded “head” …

Jun 15, 2017 · SCFE is classified as stable or unstable based on the stability of the physis. It is associated with obesity, growth spurts, and (occasionally) endocrine abnormalities such as …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common hip disorder in children and adolescents, and it consists in posteroinferior migration of the epiphysis in metaphysis through the physis in …

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disorder affecting adolescents. It is a disorder of the immature hip in which anatomic disruption occurs through …

X-ray showing a slipped capital femoral epiphysis, before and after surgical fixation. A normal and abnormal epiphyseal line as described by Klein et al. in an 11 year 6 month old boy with a left …

This article seeks to improve treatment outcomes in slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) by outlining advances in diagnosis, understanding of pathomechanics, and mechanically-based …

In chronic stable SCFE, the epiphysis rotates about the tubercle protecting the lateral epiphyseal vessels from disruption. In an acute unstable SCFE, the tubercle displaces, increasing the risk …

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 …