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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip condition that occurs in teens and pre-teens who are still growing. For reasons that are not well understood, the ball at the head of the femur (thighbone) slips off the neck of the bone in a backward direction. This causes …

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis | Johns Hopkins …

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) a disorder of adolescents in which the growth plate is damaged and the femoral head moves (“slips”) with respect to the rest of the …

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Seattle …

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE; pronounced “skiffy”) is when the top of the thighbone slips out of place. To understand SCFE, it helps to know a little about what the hip joint looks like. The top part of the …

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Cleveland …

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder. The head of the femur slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate. Typically, SCFE occurs in overweight children …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis - Wikipedia

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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) (for Parents)

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Usually, SCFE is classified as: Stable. A stable SCFE causes some stiffness or pain in the knee or groin area, and possibly a limp that causes a child to walk with a foot outward. …

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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Diagnosis and Management

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disorder in adolescents, usually occurring between eight and 15 years of age. 1, 2 The condition is defined as the posterior and...

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DEFINITION SCFE, also called slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) and physiolysis of the hip, is characterized by a displacement of the capital femoral epiphysis …

75 Must-Know Medical Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

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Medical terminology follows the same structural rules all language does, including use of prefixes and suffixes. You may be familiar with some of these from words outside the realm of medicine. 25. A-, an-: Lack of or without. 26. -ation: Indicates a process. 27. Dys-: Abnormal, difficult, or painful. 28. -ectomy: Surgical removal of something.