Pediatric Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
A SCFE is actually a fracture of the growth plate. The fracture is usually a fairly stable one, and the slippage occurs very slowly. Occasionally, the gradual ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Pediatrics - Orthobullets
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an condition of the proximal femoral physis that leads to slippage of the metaphysis relative to the epiphysis, ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) (for Parents) - Kids Health
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a shift at the upper part of the thighbone, or femur, that results in a weakened hip joint.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Children
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects children. In SCFE, the ball of the thighbone (femoral head) slips off ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip condition that occurs in teens and pre-teens who are still growing.
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
In SCFE, the head, or "ball," of the thigh bone (referred to as the femoral head) slips off the neck of the thigh bone. An analogy commonly used to describe ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Seattle Children's
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is when the top part of the thighbone, shaped like a ball, slips off the straight part of the thighbone.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) a disorder of adolescents in which the growth plate is damaged and the femoral head moves (“slips”) with respect to ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Cleveland Clinic
The head of the femur slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate. Typically, SCFE occurs in overweight children between 11 and 16 years old.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
After the surgery, your child will need crutches or a walker for about 4 to 6 weeks. The type of SCFE and the surgical procedure done will determine your ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), also called slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE), is the most common hip pathology in ...
SCFE (Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis) - POSNA
The prevalence of SCFE in the U.S. ranges from 2 to 11 per 100,000 (Loder, 1996). African Americans, males, and obese children are more frequently affected. The ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Lurie Children's
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a disorder of the adolescent hip in which the upper part of the femur (head) slips through the growth plate (physis) ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - Medscape Reference
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is one of the most important pediatric and adolescent hip disorders encountered in medical practice.
Pediatric Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Our team of pediatric orthopedic specialists is specially trained to treat slipped capital femoral epiphysis in teens, which is a rare condition that causes ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - Shriners Hospitals for Children
Treatment for SCFE. A brief surgery is often performed to prevent further slipping by placing a screw in the femoral head. Treating a child's SCFE as soon as ...
slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
SCFE is related to adolescent growth spurts. Some children's growth plates weaken while they are growing and broadening. The broadening of the growth plate ( ...
Kids Health Info : Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
Key points to remember · With a SUFE, the growth plate at the top of the thigh bone is fractured, and the ball at the top of the bone slips out of position.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - Penn State Health
SCFE is most often seen in children from 11 to 14 years old. The hip is a ball and socket joint. In the growing child, the ball portion is ...
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - OrthoKids
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) ...