BONE changes in frostbitten extremities have been described only rarely in the medical literature, and before World War II, most cases documented by radiographic studies were from Europe. In a recent ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] Morris, Robert H. — Assistant Orthopedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital. Downing, F. Harold — Assistant in Orthopedic Surgery, ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder that can occur during adolescence. In SCFE, the ball at the upper end of the thigh bone (femur) slips in a backward direction through the ...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis or SCFE is often not diagnosed until weeks or months after its onset . Its symptoms of vague pain in the groin or hip, or the thigh or knee, may be shared with many ...