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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in an Adult with Panhypopituitarism: A Case Report.

Matthew RosenAndrew WongPhillip R WortsHank HutchinsonKristin Harmon
Published in: JBJS case connector (2021)
This case presented a rare look at SCFE in an adult patient with panhypopituitarism. Other systemic illnesses that can contribute to SCFE or other orthopaedic issues include, but are not limited to, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, vitamin D deficiency, renal osteodystrophy, Kallmann syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, and pathologies affecting the thyroid and pituitary gland.
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