What causes slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
The exact cause of SCFE is not known. There are, however, many factors that are associated with this condition. These factors lead to weakening of the growth plate (also called the “physis”) which then causes the femoral head (ball of the femur) to slip off the neck of the femur. Obesity is a major risk factor.
What is capital in SCFE?
Diseases & Conditions. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip condition that occurs in teens and pre-teens who are still growing. For reasons that are not well understood, the ball at the head of the femur (thighbone) slips off the neck of the bone in a backward direction.
What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a disorder of the hip that can happen in your pre-teen or teen. SCFE happens when the head (“ball” part) of the top of the thigh bone (femur) slips backward and downward at the point of growth plate. Normal hip with femur head and neck fully intact.
How do I know if I have slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
Signs and symptoms Symptoms of SCFE typically include complaints of pain in the groin or hip that is aggravated by activity. Sometimes the child will also experience pain in the thigh or knee area. In acute or unstable slips, the child will complain of immediate pain, limp, or feel like the leg is “giving way.”
Is slipped capital femoral epiphysis painful?
In SCFE, the head, or “ball,” of the thigh bone (referred to as the femoral head) slips off the neck of the thigh bone. An analogy commonly used to describe this condition is that it can be like a scoop of ice cream slipping off the top of a cone. This condition causes the hip joint to become painful and stiff.
How do you know if you have slipped epiphysis?
Symptoms of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Limping. Mild pain in the hips, groin or around the knees. Severe pain that makes children stop putting weight on the leg that hurts. Stiffness in the hip.
¿Qué es el deslizamiento de la cabeza femoral?
¿Qué es el deslizamiento de la cabeza femoral? El deslizamiento de epífisis capital del fémur o de la cabeza femoral (SCFE, por sus siglas en inglés) es un trastorno de la articulación de la cadera que afecta a niños. En el SCFE, la cabeza o “esfera” del hueso del muslo (denominada cabeza femoral o cabeza del fémur) se sale del cuello del fémur.
¿Qué es la epífisis femoral?
Es una separación de la cabeza de la articulación de la cadera del hueso del muslo (fémur) en el extremo de crecimiento superior (placa de crecimiento) del hueso. Un deslizamiento de la cabeza de la epífisis femoral puede afectar ambas caderas. Una epífisis es una zona en el extremo de un hueso largo.
¿Qué es el deslizamiento de la epífisis?
Deslizamiento de la epífisis de la cabeza femoral Es una separación de la cabeza de la articulación de la cadera del hueso del muslo (fémur) en el extremo de crecimiento superior (placa de crecimiento) del hueso.
¿Cuáles son las enfermedades de la cabeza femoral?
epifisiólisis de la cabeza femoral. deformidad de Madelung. enfermedad de Blount. escoliosis idiopática. Deslizamiento de la cabeza femoral. Coxa vara del adolescente. Epifisiólisis de la cabeza femoral. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Entre los 8-18 años.
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