Familial slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a report and considerations in management.

doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04836.x

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Familial slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a report and considerations in management.

The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery - 1 Sept 1998

Diwan A, Diamond T, Clarke R, Patel M K, Murrell G A, Sekel R

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BACKGROUND: Familial inheritance of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is known. It has not been described in non-identical twins. A family where the mother and three of five siblings developed SCFE were investigated and managed. METHODS: Anthropometric measurement consisted of height-weigh...

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Algorithms
Epiphyses, Slipped
Female
Femur Head
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Phenotype
Weight Loss

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