Slipped upper femoral epiphysis: a case of missed diagnosis

A slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is a known hip disorder in adolescents in which the proximal femoral epiphysis slips and displaces relative to the metaphysis. We report an obese 12-year-old boy who presented with acute pain in the left hip after a fall. He was otherwise healthy with no prio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chang Gung medical journal 2011, Vol.34 (6 Suppl), p.13-16
Hauptverfasser:	Maj, Muhammad Kamal, Ar, Abdul Halim, Das, Srijit
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Pain - diagnosis Acute Pain - etiology Child Diagnostic Errors Epiphyses, Slipped - diagnosis Epiphyses, Slipped - diagnostic imaging Femur Head - diagnostic imaging Hip Joint - diagnostic imaging Humans Male Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	A slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) is a known hip disorder in adolescents in which the proximal femoral epiphysis slips and displaces relative to the metaphysis. We report an obese 12-year-old boy who presented with acute pain in the left hip after a fall. He was otherwise healthy with no prior joint pain. Pelvic radiography was misread twice before a second fall led to a severe SUFE.
ISSN:	2309-835X