A review of slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Emma V Cotton; Samuel C Fowler; Kristopher R Maday

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000892720.49955.c0

A review of slipped capital femoral epiphysis

JAAPA. 2022 Dec 1;35(12):39-43. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000892720.49955.c0.

Authors

Emma V Cotton¹, Samuel C Fowler, Kristopher R Maday

Affiliation

¹ At the time this article was written, Emma V. Cotton was a student in the PA program and Samuel C. Fowler was a medical student at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tenn. Kristopher R. Maday is program director and an associate professor in the PA program at the University of Tennessee. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 36412940
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000892720.49955.c0

Abstract

Hip pain in children is common, with causes ranging from the benign to destructive. This article reviews slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), one of the most common hip pathologies in preadolescents and adolescents, which often is missed or delayed in diagnosis because of its vague, atypical presentation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arthralgia
Child
Hip Joint
Humans
Pain
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses* / diagnostic imaging
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses* / surgery