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  • Title: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: still an emergency.
    Author: Birch JG.
    Journal: J Pediatr Orthop; 1987; 7(3):334-7. PubMed ID: 3584452.
    Abstract:
    Two case histories are presented in which acute progression of slipped capital femoral epiphysis occurred after a radiographic diagnosis of chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis had been made. The importance of recognizing the potential for acute progression of a slipped epiphysis and the need for prompt orthopedic intervention are emphasized.
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