Changing incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis: A relationship with obesity?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-94

  Murray, A W ^a,b   Wilson, N I L ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; HIP MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 38749102019     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B1.19502     Document Type: Article

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