Presentation
Overweight girl presented in casualty following school sports event with pain in the left hip and a limp
Patient Data
Age: 11 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
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Difficult to interpret given the rotation of the hips. Need frogleg view.
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Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
Case Discussion
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE; also known as slipped capital femoral epiphysis) is a common cause of pain in the hip in adolescents. The presentation can be subtle and the radiologist needs to bear the diagnosis in mind constantly when viewing hips. Undetected and untreated SUFE can lead to deformity and long term problems progressing to osteoarthritis.
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