title: Slipped upper femoral epiphysis--a case of a 'dodgem hip'.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. dushanthavarajah@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dushan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thavarajah
authors.forename: Raja Sekhar
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Maroju
authors.forename: Lokesh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Narayanaswamy
mesh_terms: 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