Atypical and typical (idiopathic) slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Reconfirmation of the age-weight test and description of the height and age-height tests

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1574-1581

  Loder, Randall T ^a   Starnes, Trevor ^b   Dikos, Greg ^a  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGE WEIGHT TEST; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745684727     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00662     Document Type: Review

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