Anterior slip of the capital femoral epiphysis. Report of a case and discussion.
A rare case of anterior slip of the capital femoral epiphysis demonstrates that the mechanism of the posterior, inferior slip of the capital femoral epiphysis is a combination of weight bearing in the frontal plane and muscle pull in the horizontal plane. Sudden violent motions cause some of the unusual positions of acute slip.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography