Evaluation of Skeletal Maturity for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

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Conditions studied: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

In brief

This study is being done for two reasons: 1) to evaluate growth problems in the hip in patients with Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) as they continue to grow into adults, and 2) to help doctors determine which patients are at risk for developing a SCFE on their opposite hip. Studies show that up to 60% of patients with a SCFE will go on to develop a SCFE on their other side. Being able to better determine which patients are at risk for developing a SCFE on the other side will help physicians better monitor patients with a history of a SCFE and perhaps treat them before they develop a SCFE on the opposite side. By studying the growth centers seen on X-rays of your child's legs and elbow, the investigators may be able to better predict which children with a SCFE are at risk for developing a SCFE on their opposite hip and potential growth problems as they continue to grow.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01220882

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

60

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-25

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

You may not qualify if…

• Prior Slipped capital femoral epiphysis not initially treated at our institution

Where it is running

• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — Newark, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)

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