title: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: don't miss this pediatric hip disorder.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Erin S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Grottkau
authors.forename: Maurice B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Albright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005270:Femur Head; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000451:nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D016474:Weight-Bearing