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 ...

The patient was brought to the hospital when his hip discomfort worsened. A set of x-rays confirmed the diagnosis. The mother of a 9-year-old boy reported that her son fell off a two-foot-high stage ...

The Ortolani maneuver can help show hips that are dislocated when the infant is in a resting position. In this test, the trained examiner attempts to reduce an already dislocated hip. The infant’s ...

Hip preservation surgery focuses on maintaining optimal movement of your hip joint. We are here to help you keep your quality of life in spite of hip pain or hip joint degeneration. At University of ...

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 forms part of the ball‑and‑socket joint of the hip. In children and adolescents the ball and shaft of the femur are connected by a layer of soft cartilage, known as the ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...