Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Children

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) (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 (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 | 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) - 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. The treatment is ...

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Cleveland Clinic

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder. The head of the femur slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - OrthoInfo - AAOS

In situ fixation. This is the procedure used most often for patients with stable or mild SCFE. The doctor makes a small incision near the hip, then inserts a ...

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 ...

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 (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 (SCFE) - Merck Manuals

Obesity is a major risk factor. Many children who develop this disorder in one hip eventually develop it in both hips. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis ...

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) ...

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.

Early onset slipped capital femoral epiphysis in children under 10 ...

Background: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition commonly affecting adolescents. It is scarcely reported in children under ten years of ...

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 ( ...

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis | Nationwide Children's Hospital

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis is defined as the top portions of the femur moving either back, forward or to the side away from the ball portion of the ...

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) - OrthoKids

Description. 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 ...

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.