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slipped capital femoral epiphysis [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

[...] glissement aigu ou progressif du noyau épiphysaire fémoral supérieur sur la métaphyse à travers le cartilage de conjugaison cervico-céphalique pathologique.

Spanish

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