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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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Then follows a section on anatomic disorders, which covers disorders of the neck, scoliosis, kyphosis, other anatomic disorders of the spine, disorders of the upper extremity, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, congenital coxa vara, disorders of the femur, disorders of the knee, disorders of the leg, disorders of the foot, and limb length discrepancy.
34) Children with slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) have a statistically higher BMI than normal-weight children.
 
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