Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

English - June 30, 2020 14:33 - 13 minutes - 24.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
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An 11-year-old child presents with intense groin and anterior thigh pain after falling from a tree. The therapist suspects that the child has slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Which of the following risk factors is MOST likely to cause the suspected pathology:

Femoral retroversion and obesity Hyperthyroidism and proximal muscle weakness Coxa Valga Low body mass index (BMI)

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