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  2. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis - Wikipedia

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    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE or skiffy, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, SUFE or souffy, coxa vara adolescentium) is a medical term referring to a fracture through the growth plate (physis), which results in slippage of the overlying end of the femur .

  3. Coxa vara - Wikipedia

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    In early skeletal development, a common physis serves the greater trochanter and the capital femoral epiphysis. This physis divides as growth continues in a balance that favors the capital epiphysis and creates a normal neck shaft angle (angle between the femoral shaft and the neck). The corresponding angle at maturity is 135 ± 7 degrees.

  4. Southwick angle - Wikipedia

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    The angle is measured on a frog lateral view of the bilateral hips. It is measured by drawing a line perpendicular to a line connecting two points at the posterior and anterior tips of the epiphysis at the physis. A third line is drawn down the axis of femur. The angle between the perpendicular line and the femoral shaft line is the angle.

  5. Limp - Wikipedia

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    A limp is a type of asymmetric abnormality of the gait.Limping may be caused by pain, weakness, neuromuscular imbalance, or a skeletal deformity. The most common underlying cause of a painful limp is physical trauma; however, in the absence of trauma, other serious causes, such as septic arthritis or slipped capital femoral epiphysis, may be present.

  6. Klein's line - Wikipedia

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    Klein's line or the line of Klein is a virtual line that can be drawn on an X-ray of an adolescent's hip parallel to the anatomically upper edge of the femoral neck.It was the first tool to aid in the early diagnosis of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), which if treated late or left untreated leads to crippling arthritis, leg length discrepancy and lost range of motion.

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    For dogs, xylitol can cause a dangerous drop in blood sugar and liver failure. 6. Alcohol. It might seem obvious, but even small amounts of alcohol can have serious effects on a dog’s liver and ...

  8. Popular dog arthritis medication Librela linked to pet ... - AOL

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    A popular arthritis medication for dogs has sickened thousands of pets and likely caused others to die, the Food and Drug Administration said in an urgent warning. Dangerous side effects from the ...

  9. SCFE - Wikipedia

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    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis; South Central Florida Express, Inc. This page was last edited on 8 May 2009, at 18:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...