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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_24 | Pages 10 - 10
1 May 2013
Bintcliffe FAC Kitchen D Gheldere AD Thomas ST Ramachandran M
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Aim

To inform a working group of UK paediatric surgeons (the UK SCFE Study Group) convened to design pertinent trials in slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), three centres (Bristol, Newcastle and Barts and The London) reviewed the demographics and management of children with SCFE presenting between 2007 and 2012.

Method

At all contributing centres with digital PACS records for a minimum of 5 years, a search for the following terms was made of PACS reports: slipped capital femoral epiphysis, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, SCFE and SUFE. From the results, radiographs and electronically stored clinic letters were assessed to confirm the diagnosis and ascertain age at presentation, incidence of bilaterality, chronicity, stability (Loder criteria), management and complications.