Associations among slipped capital femoral epiphysis, tibia vara, and type 2 juvenile diabetes.

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BACKGROUND: Clinical consequences of obesity are numerous and include slipped capital epiphysis of the femur, tibia vara, impaired mobility, insufficient muscle strength, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, cholelithiasis, hypertension, sleep apnea, polycystic ovary disease, increased cardiorespiratory effort, and pseudotumor cerebri, among others. Because...

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