Oct 23, 2024 · Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE), also known as a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), (plural: epiphyses) is a relatively common condition affecting the physis of …

Feb 3, 2025 · 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 …

Dec 6, 2024 · 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 …

SCFE is the most common hip disorder in adolescents. In SCFE, the epiphysis, or head of the femur, slips down and backward off the neck of the bone at the growth plate, the weaker area …

Apr 4, 2023 · Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE), also known as a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), is a relatively common condition affecting the physis of the proximal femur …

Oct 4, 2017 · Definition: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), also known as Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE), is characterized by a displacement of the capital femoral epiphysis …

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 …

Jul 25, 2023 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (slipped upper femoral epiphysis) is a common hip pathology in pre-adolescents and adolescents. It occurs when the femoral epiphysis is …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is movement of the femoral neck upward and forward on the femoral epiphysis. Diagnosis is with x-rays of both hips; sometimes other imaging is needed. …

Standard radiography is the first-choice imaging modality in patients with suspected SCFE. Usually, anteroposterior (AP) pelvis and frog-lateral views of both hips are obtained (Fig. 1). …