Slipped upper femoral epiphysis--a case of a 'dodgem hip'.
A 15-year-old male patient of slim habitus presented three times over 3 days to the emergency department. Four weeks prior to the first attendance, he apparently injured his left knee in a sudden jolt whilst going on a 'bumper car' (dodgems) at a funfair. Since this incident, he had walked with a limp due to the pain in his left knee. He had sustained a slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) through this unusual mechanism of injury.
Thavarajah
Dushan
D
Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. dushanthavarajah@yahoo.com
Maroju
Raja Sekhar
RS
Narayanaswamy
Lokesh
L
D000293:Adolescent; D001863:Bone Screws; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography