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title: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
description: "This is a problem with the head of the femur in growing children. With this condition, the ball-like head slips out of place in the hip socket. It moves down and back. This slip happens at the femur's neck, along a growth plate. That's where new bone develops. Growth plates are weaker than the surrounding bone."
date_modified: "2021-08-25T11:50:10-04:00"
---

 

#####  Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) 

This is a problem with the head of the femur in growing children. With this condition, the ball-like head slips out of place in the hip socket. It moves down and back. This slip happens at the femur's neck, along a growth plate. That's where new bone develops. Growth plates are weaker than the surrounding bone.

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