Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis: Are We Missing the Point?

Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions in adolescents. SUFE typically presents as hip pain and limping, but it may present deceptively as knee pain or contralateral hip pain. We discuss a case of a child with a deceptive presentation of SUFE resulting...

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Autores principales: Baig, MN, Glynn, Orna A, Egan, C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6279005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30533329
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3394
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description Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions in adolescents. SUFE typically presents as hip pain and limping, but it may present deceptively as knee pain or contralateral hip pain. We discuss a case of a child with a deceptive presentation of SUFE resulting in delayed diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-62790052018-12-07 Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis: Are We Missing the Point? Baig, MN Glynn, Orna A Egan, C Cureus Pediatrics Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions in adolescents. SUFE typically presents as hip pain and limping, but it may present deceptively as knee pain or contralateral hip pain. We discuss a case of a child with a deceptive presentation of SUFE resulting in delayed diagnosis. Cureus 2018-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6279005/ /pubmed/30533329 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3394 Text en Copyright © 2018, Baig et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis: Are We Missing the Point?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6279005/
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