Postradiation slipped capital femoral epiphyses (SCFE).
This study details the case reports of two children who developed slipped capital femoral epiphyses (SCFE) after receiving external irradiation. The clinical and diagnostic features of postradiation SCFE are reviewed and discussed. Guidelines for the management of children who receive pelvic irradiation are presented.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries