Diagnosing slipped upper femoral epiphysis

G Spence; E Tsiridis; A Hashemi-Nejad

doi:10.12968/hosp.2001.62.6.1588

Diagnosing slipped upper femoral epiphysis

Hosp Med. 2001 Jun;62(6):338-42. doi: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.6.1588.

Authors

G Spence¹, E Tsiridis, A Hashemi-Nejad

Affiliation

¹ Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL.

PMID: 11436439
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.6.1588

Abstract

The key to diagnosing slipped upper femoral epiphysis is a high index of suspicion. This article summarizes the important clinical features of the disorder and points out the pitfalls in diagnosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Epiphyses, Slipped / diagnosis*
Epiphyses, Slipped / epidemiology
Epiphyses, Slipped / surgery
Female
Femur*
Hip Joint
Humans
Incidence
Male
Sex Factors