2024年10月23日 · 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 the proximal femur in adolescents. It is one of the commonest hip abnormalities in adolescence and is bilateral in 20-40% of cases 10.

A very reliable clinical sign of a chronic SUFE, even when mild, is obligatory external rotation of the leg during hip flexion. Anteroposterior (AP) and frog lateral pelvis x-rays of both hips should be obtained. All patients with a SUFE should be admitted under orthopaedics, as the management of SUFE is always surgical.

2023年7月25日 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), also called slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE), is the most common hip pathology in pre-adolescents and adolescents. However, this diagnosis is often delayed or missed due to either atypical presentation, such as thigh or knee pain, or the chronic nature of the presentation.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE or skiffy, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, SUFE or souffy, coxa vara adolescentium) is a medical term referring to a fracture through the growth plate (physis), which results in slippage of the overlying end of the femur (metaphysis).

Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is the gradually acquired malalignment of the upper femoral epiphysis (capital) and the proximal femoral metaphysis. SUFE is uncommon in India, and there are no previous studies on outcome and clinical ...

2017年10月4日 · Definition: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), also known as Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE), is characterized by a displacement of the capital femoral epiphysis from the femoral neck through the physeal plate

2020年9月1日 · Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is a common hip disorder of adolescence. SUFE is characterized by posterior and inferior displacement of the femoral head epiphysis, relative to the metaphysis. The displacement occurs at the level of the hypertrophic zone of the physeal cartilage.

SUFE should be suspected in any child or prepubertal adolescent presenting with a limp and groin, thigh or knee pain. Key investigations include an AP pelvis and frog-leg lateral X-ray. Patients should be made non–weight-bearing and urgently referred to …

2022年4月28日 · Often atraumatic or associated with a minor injury, slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) - sometimes called slipped upper femoral epiphysis - is one of the most common adolescent hip disorders and represents a unique type of instability of the proximal femoral growth plate.

Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE), also known as Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), is a common hip disorder in adolescents, typically occurring during the growth spurt. It involves a displacement of the femoral head (epiphysis) relative …