Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

Diagnosis and management of SCFE.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

PaediatricsMusculoskeletalEmergency Medicine

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Clinical Guidelines

Open reduction of slipped capital femoral epiphysis: interventional procedures guidance [IPG511]

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity—2023 (includes SCFE recommendations)

Consensus recommendations on the classification, definition and diagnostic criteria of hip disorders in children (includes SCFE)