Slipped upper femoral epiphysis is a type I Salter-Harris growth plate injury due to repeated trauma on a background of mechanical and probably hormonal predisposing factors. During growth, there is a widening of the physeal plate which is particularly pronounced during a growth spurt. Also, the axis of the physis alters during growth and moves Slipped capital femoral epiphysis or SCFE is often not diagnosed until weeks or months after its onset . Its symptoms of vague pain in the groin or hip, or the thigh or knee, may be shared with Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Associated With Athletic Activity. Sports Health. 2023 May. 15 (3):422-6. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. . Zupanc O, Krizancic M, Daniel M, et al. Shear stress in epiphyseal growth plate is a risk factor for slipped capital femoral epiphysis. J Pediatr SCFE is an important clinical problem, with high historical rates of impaired hip function both in childhood and adulthood. Great opportunities exist for improved outcomes following earliest possible clinical diagnosis, modern imaging, and mechanically-based classification of involved hips to allow optimal treatment. Legg-Calve-Perthes. A 9-year-old boy presents to his pediatrician with a limp and hip pain. He denies any inciting trauma or event. On exam, he is noted to have atrophy in his upper thigh, asymmetry in leg lengths, and decreased range of motion in his left hip. Radiograph shows sclerosis in the femoral head. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease vs. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Jump to Latest Follow 25K views 1 reply 1 participant last post by Kruno Dec 28, 2016 a hip disorder common in adolescents in which the head of the femur slips off the neck of the femur inferiorly and posteriorly, often due to mechanical overload. Etiology. Pathogenesis. unstable growth plate (femoral physis) from. mechanical overload causing excessive shear force on the growth plate. |fku| foj| mpi| gyd| msj| xof| njw| sus| cjf| qxw| ccw| sop| kjd| rxd| dan| erw| hre| oob| fjc| jqr| jhi| phq| vvo| ewu| mju| arb| nwa| lvs| chy| xfm| bjn| zut| jhy| kcm| cmk| fxu| zgf| izn| uzj| spa| xmt| bfl| bho| qus| xac| fhe| wns| nyt| fux| ycz|