Background Prophylactic pinning of the uninvolved side after unilateral slipped capital
femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is controversial. The alpha angle, a measurement of femoral head …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an anterior, superior and external rotational
displacement of the proximal femoral metaphysis relative to the fixed epiphysis which occurs …

Background Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disorder in
children 9–15 years old. This is a population-based study in Sweden presenting the …

Approximately 20% of children with idiopathic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
have bilateral disease. Predicting which patients will develop problems with both hips …

Background: The risk of a contralateral slip in patients who are first seen with a unilateral
slipped capital femoral epiphysis has been reported to be 2335 times higher than the risk of …

Background: The risk of a contralateral slip in patients who are first seen with a unilateral
slipped capital femoral epiphysis has been reported to be 2335 times higher than the risk of …

Background Two decision analyses on managing the contralateral, unaffected hip after
unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) have failed to yield consistent …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a frequent cause of nontraumatic painful hip of
the adolescence. It is the result of the separation of the proximal femoral growth cartilage at …

Background: The management of the contralateral hip after unilateral slipped capital femoral
epiphysis is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine, with use of expected …

The primary goal in treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is to prevent
further slip by stabilizing the physis. Debate exists concerning prophylactic fixation of the …