SCFE is the most common hip disorder in adolescents. In SCFE, the epiphysis, or head of the femur, slips down and backward off the neck of the bone at the growth plate, the weaker area …

Nov 28, 2025 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an condition of the proximal femoral physis that leads to slippage of the metaphysis relative to the epiphysis, and is most …

Dec 6, 2024 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) happens when the round top of your child’s thigh bone slides out of alignment with the rest of their bone. This causes it to fit poorly …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects adolescents. In SCFE, the head, or "ball," of the thigh bone (referred to as the femoral head) slips off the neck …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE, or skiffy), or slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE, or souffy), or coxa vara adolescentium, is a medical term referring to a fracture through the …

What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis? Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) a disorder of adolescents in which the growth plate is damaged and the femoral head moves (“slips”) with …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is one of the most common developmental conditions of the hip joint; it usually affects teens and pre-teens.

Jul 10, 2025 · Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder resulting in posteroinferior displacement of the proximal femoral epiphysis (femoral head) in relation to the …

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is when the top part of the thighbone, shaped like a ball, slips off the straight part of the thighbone. The treatment is to stabilize the bone so the “ball” doesn’t …

Jun 15, 2017 · Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disorder in adolescents, occurring in 10.8 per 100,000 children.