Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Copy

. . ……. ONE-LINERS re SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS …….

•  This is an injury of the juvenile patient 
•   Patient may present as pain in hip, thigh or knee.
•   It is the most common hip disorder of adolescence.
•   Often presents as atraumatic pain or as only minor injury.
•   More common in boys 3 : 1.
•   Risk factor – obesity.
•   Recommended X-Ray : ………………Anteroposterior and ” frog-leg” ( lateral view with knees flexed, ……………….feet together, thighs abducted ). 
• Management – ………………..Emergency orthopedic consult. ………………..Will require surgical reduction and fixation.
•  This is a Salter-Harris I classification fracture.
•  Prognosis – ………………….Usually good……but an avascular necrosis can develop ………………….and subsequent chronic pain. . .