Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition where the head of the thigh bone slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate. The growth plate is the area of cartilage at the end of the ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a condition in which the epiphysis on the femoral head is displaced posteriorly with respect to the femoral neck, altering the mechanics and articular structure of ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition which affects mostly obese children in their prepubertal years. It is generally not preceded by any trauma to the hip, though a minority of ...

The Ortolani maneuver can help show hips that are dislocated when the infant is in a resting position. In this test, the trained examiner attempts to reduce an already dislocated hip. The infant’s ...