Diagnosis and treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Recent trends to note.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is not frequently encountered during routine practice and diagnosis and treatment are often delayed. It is important to understand symptoms and imaging features to avoid delayed diagnosis. After the diagnosis is made correct classification of the disease is required. The classification should be based on the physeal stability in order to choose safe and effective treatment. However, surgeons should bear in mind that the assessment is challenging and actual physeal stability is not always consistent with the stability predicted by a clinical classification method.