- Most common disorder affecting adolescent hips
- Associated conditions : Hypothyroidism, Renal osteodystrophy, Growth hormone deficiency
- Southwick Slip Angle Classification: 0-30, 30-50 and >500
- X rays- AP & frog-leg lateral of right and left hip
- MRI-may help diagnose a preslip condition when radiographs are negative
- To avoid delayed diagnosis, physicians should consider SCFE in any patient 10 to 15 years of age with signs or symptoms in the hip or thigh.
- In situ pinning for unstable slips
- Complex procedures : Dunn procedure and Basicervical or subtrochanteric osteotomies
- Avascular necrosis (AVN) – AVN is usually only seen after unstable slips are treated with complete or partial reduction
