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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct 14;3(10):e19.00084.
doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00084. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in an Adult Patient With Kabuki Syndrome

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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in an Adult Patient With Kabuki Syndrome

Joshua N Speirs et al. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. .

Abstract

Introduction: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition which predominantly occurs in adolescents. SCFE is extremely rare in adults, and nearly all previous reported cases have been associated with an endocrine disorder.

Methods: We present a case of a 19-year-old man with Kabuki syndrome who was diagnosed with an unstable SCFE requiring surgical fixation. A literature search on PubMed and Google Scholar was done looking for all published cases of delayed-onset SCFE. All previous reported cases were reviewed to determine the likely cause of the SCFE.

Results: No previous cases of SCFE were described in patients with Kabuki syndrome. Literature review revealed 27 articles describing 32 cases of delayed-onset SCFE. Thirty-one of these cases were associated with endocrine disorders or pituitary tumors. Endocrine disorders associated with delayed-onset SCFE included hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, and panhypopituitarism. Pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas were also associated with delayed-onset SCFE.

Discussion: This is the first reported case of SCFE in a patient with Kabuki syndrome. Kabuki syndrome is a genetic disorder known to cause delayed growth, resulting in delayed physeal closure, placing the patients at risk of SCFE even into adulthood. The literature search revealed that nearly all previously described delayed-onset SCFE cases were associated with endocrine disorders or pituitary tumors. We recommend that all patients diagnosed with delayed-onset SCFE be evaluated for endocrine disorders, pituitary tumors, and/or genetic disorders which can cause delayed skeletal maturation as these disorders can range from severe endocrine disorders to intracranial tumors.

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Figure 1
Radiographs at time of presentation—AP pelvis and lateral view of the right hip.
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Ultrasonography at time of presentation showing right hip effusion.
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Figure 3
Postop radiographs (AP pelvis and frog-leg lateral).

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