femoral epiphysis

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femoral epiphysis,

a secondary bone-forming center of the femur, separated from the main part of the bone by cartilage during the period of bone immaturity. In overweight adolescents, there may be bone slippage along the femoral capital epiphysis, marked by pain and loss of range of motion.

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Alpers' disease Andersen's disease capital Dejerine's disease Kienböck's disease Kinky Hair Disease Köhler's bone disease Krabbe's disease Kufs' disease Namaqualand hip dysplasia slipped femoral epiphysis Trethowan Sign Wagon Wheel Fracture Waldenström's disease Zellweger syndrome			Emma, 13, suffered from slipped capital femoral epiphysis. PINNING ALL HER HOPES; TALENTED TEENAGER EMMA BAIRD WANTED TO PLAY ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Asher was chosen because of his positive attitude and determination during his three-month hospital stay after he had a slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE). 'I was the kid nothing good happened to until this happened' Asher to ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) These abnormalities include a variety of different processes, including insufficient femoral head-neck offset, subtle displacement of the femoral epiphysis, slipped capital femoral epiphyses (SCFE), or postsurgical or posttraumatic deformities. MR imaging of femoroacetabular impingement by Filigenzi, John M.; Bredella, Miriam A. / Applied Radiology			female impersonator Female Prostate female pseudohermaphroditism female reproductive system assessment female sexual arousal disorder female sexual dysfunction female sterility Female sterilization female urethra Femara feminine femininity complex feminism feminist therapy feminization feminizing adrenal tumor feminizing syndrome femora femoral femoral angle femoral anteversion femoral artery femoral canal femoral catheter femoral condyle femoral epiphysis femoral hernia femoral nerve femoral pulse femoral reflex femoral sheath femoral stem femoral torsion femoral triangle femoral vein femoral-to-popliteal artery bypass femoro- femorocele femoropatellar femorotibial FemPatch Femprox Femstat femto- femur Fen-Phen fenbendazole fence fenchlorphos fenestra fenestra cochlea			Femoral Arteries Femoral Arteries Femoral Arteries femoral artery femoral artery femoral artery femoral artery Femoral Artery Stenting Trial femoral artery, deep femoral artery, deep femoral artery, deep femoral artery, deep femoral biceps femoral block femoral block femoral block femoral block femoral block Femoral Blood Flow femoral canal femoral canal femoral canal femoral canal femoral catheter femoral catheter femoral catheter femoral condyle Femoral Derotational Osteotomy femoral epiphyseolysis femoral epiphyseolysis femoral epiphysis Femoral head Femoral head Femoral Head and Neck Excision Femoral Head Diameter femoral head epiphysiolysis femoral head epiphysiolysis Femoral Head Excision femoral head necrosis femoral head necrosis Femoral Head Osteonecrosis Femoral Head Osteotomy Femoral Head-Soft Tissue Distance femoral hernia femoral hernia femoral hernia Femoral Hypoplasia-Unusual Facies Syndrome Femoral intercourse femoral ligament femoral ligament Femoral line Femoral Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity femoral neck femoral neck femoral neck Femoral Neck Axis Length Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density Femoral Neck Fracture Femoral Neck Lengthening Osteotomy Femoral Neck Width femoral nerve

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