Epiphysiolysis of the hip

Epiphysiolysis of the hip is a rare osteonecrosis disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral disruption of the capital femoral physis with varying degrees of posterior epiphysis translation and simultaneous anterior metaphysis displacement. Patients typically present in pre-adolescence/adolescence with pain of variable intensity in varying locations (hip, groin, thigh, knee).

Also known as: SCFE, SUFE, SufE, epiphysiolysis capitis femoris, epiphysiolysis of the upper femur, femoral head epiphysiolysis, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, slipped femoral capital epiphyses

3 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 3 tagged with Epiphysiolysis of the hip itself.