Demographics and clinical presentation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Singapore: Comparing the East with the West

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 289-292

  Lim, Yi Jia ^a   Kagda, Fareed ^b   Lam, Khee Sien ^a   Hui, James H P ^b   Lim, Kevin B L ^c   Mahadev, Arjandas ^c   Lee, Eng Hin ^c  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Demographics; Endocrine; Obesity; Presentation; Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HIP DISEASE; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS; ADULT; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249086873     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32830cc379     Document Type: Article

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