[Specific cases of slipped capital femoral epiphysis : Endocrinopathies, hormone therapy and other rare causes].

In slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) atypical causes can be found in about 5% of cases. The patients' age differs from the typical age of SCFE patients of between age 10 and 16. There are numerous causes of atypical SCFE: different endocrine disorders, sequelae of chronic renal failure and effects of radiation and chemotherapy on the proximal femoral physis. The diagnostic and therapeutic procedures must be expanded to the search for and treatment of endocrinological disorders. Orthopaedic treatment follows the principles applied to patients with idiopathic SCFE. However, the specific treatment modalities which arise from different patient ages and bone qualities are taken into account.