Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Most common hip disorder in adolescents - posterior/medial displacement of the capital femoral epiphysis relative to the femoral neck
- Predominantly males (~80%), age 8-15 years, most commonly associated with obesity
- Bilateral in ~25% of cases (simultaneous or sequential)
An obese teenager with hip, groin, thigh, or knee pain has SUFE until proven otherwise.
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