title: Slipped upper femoral epiphysis. A potential for spontaneous recovery.
abstract: Evidence is presented to support the contention that after slipping of the upper femoral epiphysis there is a potential for the bony epiphysis to grow back to its pre-slipped position. A suggestion is made as to how this recovery may occur.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing