title: Familial slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
abstract: In 50 consecutive cases of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) from 49 families, the heredity was analyzed by radiographic examination of the first-degree relatives and by interview regarding the second-degree relatives. In four of the 49 families, SCFE was obvious in one or more first-degree relatives; and in another 13 families (14 relatives), radiographic signs of SCFE were found besides the primary case. The familial accumulation was much higher than expected from incidence studies, indicating a hereditary factor in the etiology.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography