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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Unstable SCFE of the right hip. Anteroposterior preoperative radiograph

Image courtesy of John M. Flynn, MD

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Unstable SCFE of the right hip. Frog-leg lateral preoperative radiograph

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Unstable SCFE of the right hip fixed with 2 screws. Left hip prophylactic fixation with a single screw. Anteroposterior postoperative radiograph

Image courtesy of John M. Flynn, MD

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Klein lines are drawn along the superior cortex of the femoral neck. A normal Klein line will intersect the epiphysis. An abnormal Klein line does not intersect the epiphysis, as the femoral neck has moved proximally and anteriorly relative to the epiphysis

Image courtesy of John M. Flynn, MD

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Unstable SCFE of the right hip fixed with 2 screws. Left hip prophylactic fixation with a single screw. Frog-leg lateral postoperative radiograph

Image courtesy of John M. Flynn, MD

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