Demographics and clinical presentation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Singapore: comparing the East with the West.
This study examines the demographics and clinical presentation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Singapore. Sixty-six patients (53 boys, 13 girls) with 77 involved hips were reviewed retrospectively. Local prevalence was 1.2/100,000 children. Twenty-four patients were Chinese, 12 were Malay, 27 were Indians, and three patients were Eurasians. A total of 76.6% of patients above the 90th percentile for body weight were present; 16.7% of patients had bilateral involvement. Seventeen patients had endocrine-related problems. We had a high male preponderance, and a disproportionately high number of Indian patients. A high proportion of patients were obese. Our incidence of bilateral involvement seems to be higher than our Indonesian neighbors. The differences seen may be due to genetic and sociocultural variations.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore. Yi_Jia_Lim@cgh.com.sg
Yi-Jia
YJ
Lim
Fareed
F
Kagda
Khee Sien
KS
Lam
James H P
JH
Hui
Kevin B L
KB
Lim
Arjandas
A
Mahadev
Eng Hin
EH
Lee
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D044466:Asian People; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult