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  1. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Orthobullets

    Nov 28, 2025 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an condition of the proximal femoral physis that leads to slippage of the metaphysis relative to the epiphysis, and is most commonly seen in …

  2. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE): Causes & Treatment

    Dec 6, 2024 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) happens when the round top of your child’s thigh bone slides out of alignment with the rest of their bone. This causes it to fit poorly in their hip socket.

  3. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - OrthoInfo - AAOS

    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) …

  4. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects adolescents. In SCFE, the head, or "ball," of the thigh bone (referred to as the femoral head) slips off the neck of the thigh …

  5. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis - Wikipedia

    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE, or skiffy), or slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE, or souffy), or coxa vara adolescentium, is a medical term referring to a fracture through the growth plate …

  6. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis - Johns Hopkins Medicine

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

  7. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis | Boston Children's Hospital

    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is one of the most common developmental conditions of the hip joint; it usually affects teens and pre-teens.

  8. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Seattle Children's

    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is when the top part of the thighbone, shaped like a ball, slips off the straight part of the thighbone. The treatment is to stabilize the bone so the “ball” doesn’t slip anymore.

  9. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Massachusetts General Hospital

    Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip that usually affects adolescents, in which the epiphysis (growth plate) of the femur (thighbone) becomes separated from the rest of the …

  10. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) - Core EM

    Oct 4, 2017 · 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 …