Demographics and clinical presentation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Singapore: comparing the East with the West

J Pediatr Orthop B. 2008 Nov;17(6):289-92. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32830cc379.

Abstract

This study examines the demographics and clinical presentation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Singapore. Sixty-six patients (53 boys, 13 girls) with 77 involved hips were reviewed retrospectively. Local prevalence was 1.2/100,000 children. Twenty-four patients were Chinese, 12 were Malay, 27 were Indians, and three patients were Eurasians. A total of 76.6% of patients above the 90th percentile for body weight were present; 16.7% of patients had bilateral involvement. Seventeen patients had endocrine-related problems. We had a high male preponderance, and a disproportionately high number of Indian patients. A high proportion of patients were obese. Our incidence of bilateral involvement seems to be higher than our Indonesian neighbors. The differences seen may be due to genetic and sociocultural variations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Distribution
  • Asian People
  • Child
  • Demography*
  • Endocrine System Diseases / epidemiology
  • Epiphyses, Slipped / epidemiology
  • Epiphyses, Slipped / pathology*
  • Epiphyses, Slipped / physiopathology
  • Ethnicity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Distribution
  • Singapore / epidemiology
  • White People
  • Young Adult