Presentation
Left hip pain.
Patient Data
Age: 8 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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The left femoral head is slipped posteriorly and there is edema in the proximal femoral physis. These findings suggest slipped upper femoral epiphysis. Some joint effusion is noted.
The left femoral head shows normal signal intensity and no epiphysis fragmentation or abnormal signal intensity to suggest AVN.
The right hip is normal.
From the case:
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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Bilateral pinned femoral capital epiphysis.
Case Discussion
Early stage Salter Harris type I fracture through the proximal femoral physis known as slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
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