Slipped upper femoral epiphysis - pre and post pinning
Diagnosis certain
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Modality
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X-ray.
Caption
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Post-operative film
Findings
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Imaging following bilateral pinning of the femoral heads.
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Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
Single Or Stack Root
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Perspective
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Frontal.
Description
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Image 1 X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
Position
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Findings
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Abnormality at the left femoral head. There has been marked slip of the metaphysis on the epiphysis - a slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE).
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Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
Perspective
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Frontal.
Single Or Stack Root
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Description
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Age
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15.
Gender
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Female.
Presentation
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Left sided hip pain without a significant traumatic event. Reduced range of motion at the left hip.
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SUFE in a 13young year old girl treated with pinning. Because of the risk of bilateral involvement, prophylactic pinning of the contralateral hip is performed in some cases.
-<p><a href="/articles/slipped-upper-femoral-epiphysis" title="Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)">SUFE</a> in a 13 year old girl treated with pinning. </p>- +<p><a href="/articles/slipped-upper-femoral-epiphysis">SUFE</a> in a young year old girl treated with pinning. Because of the risk of bilateral involvement, prophylactic pinning of the contralateral hip is performed in some cases.</p>