Open AccessAssociation between body mass index-for-age and slipped capital femoral epiphysis: The long-term risk for subsequent slip in patients followed until physeal closure
Author(s) -
Michael W. Aversano,
Payam Moazzaz,
Anthony A. Scaduto,
Norman Y. Otsuka
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0731-y
Subject(s) - slipped capital femoral epiphysis , medicine , body mass index , surgery , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , overweight , risk factor , logistic regression , pediatrics , femoral head
Children who present with idiopathic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) have an increased risk of developing bilateral disease. Predicting which patients will develop problems with bilateral hips is important for determining treatment algorithms. This is a retrospective observational study that evaluates the relationship and risk between body mass index (BMI)-for-age and unilateral and bilateral SCFE in patients followed until physeal closure.