Presentation
Pain in the left hip joint.
Patient Data
Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
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Widening of the growth plate with irregularity and blurring of the physeal edges in slipped upper left femoral epiphysis.
From the case:
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
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Increased density in the proximal metaphysis is metaphyseal blanch with displaced left epiphysis with wide physis.
From the case:
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
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Marrow edema and slippage of the left upper femoral epiphysis are evident.
Case Discussion
Computed tomography scanning is a sensitive method of early diagnosis of SUFE and in measuring the degree of tilt.
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