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Deslizamiento de la epífisis de la cabeza femoral - Overview

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Deslizamiento de la epífisis femoral

Definición:

Es una separación de la cabeza de la articulación de la cadera del hueso del muslo (fémur) en el extremo de crecimiento superior (placa de crecimiento) del hueso.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Un deslizamiento de la cabeza de la epífisis femoral puede afectar ambas caderas.

Una epífisis es un área en el extremo de un hueso largo, separada de la parte principal del hueso por una placa epifisaria (placa de crecimiento). En esta afección, se presenta un desplazamiento en la epífisis superior, mientras el hueso aún está creciendo.

El deslizamiento de la cabeza de la epífisis femoral se presenta en aproximadamente 2 de cada 100,000 niños y es más común en los niños en crecimiento entre las edad de 11 a 15, especialmente los varones. También es más frecuente en los niños obesos y en los niños que están creciendo rápidamente. Los niños con desequilibrios hormonales causados por otras afecciones están en riesgo particular de presentar este trastorno.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/12/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Hosalkar HS, Horn D, Friedman JE, Dormans JP. The hip. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 677.

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