Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition where the head of the thigh bone slips off the neck of the bone at the growth plate. The growth plate is the area of cartilage at the end of the ...

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Read before the American Orthopaedic Association in Milwaukee, June, 1936. Brown, Lloyd T. — Instructor in Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder that can occur during adolescence. In SCFE, the ball at the upper end of the thigh bone (femur) slips in a backward direction through the ...

The capital femoral epiphysis is part of the rounded end (ball) at the top of the thigh bone (femur), which fits into the socket of the hip joint. During growth this can slip from its normal position, ...