Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: rising rates with obesity and Aboriginality in South Australia

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dc.contributor.authorNguyen, A.
dc.contributor.authorLing, J.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, B.
dc.contributor.authorAntoniou, G.
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, L.
dc.contributor.authorCundy, P.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractWe analysed the incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in South Australia, investigating possible associations between an increased incidence of SCFE, the local indigenous population and the Australian obesity epidemic during the last 20 years. Data including race, age and gender were collected to obtain a profile of the South Australian SCFE patient, and were then compared with epidemiological data for South Australian adolescents. We concluded that the incidence of both obesity and SCFE is increasing. We also noted that the median weight of SCFE patients has increased and the mean age at diagnosis has decreased. Despite weight profiles comparable with those of the general population, we noted that an indigenous child was three times more likely to develop SCFE than a non-indigenous child. As far as we know there is no published literature on the predisposition of Aboriginal Australians to SCFE.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityA. R. Nguyen, J. Ling, B. Gomes, G. Antoniou, L. M. Sutherland and P. J. Cundy
dc.identifier.citationThe Bone & Joint Journal, 2011; 93-B(10):1416-1423
dc.identifier.doi10.1302/0301-620X.93B10.26852
dc.identifier.issn2049-4408
dc.identifier.issn2044-5377
dc.identifier.orcidSutherland, L. [0000-0002-7822-3189]
dc.identifier.orcidCundy, P. [0000-0002-8050-6153]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/87666
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
dc.rights©2011 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.93b10.26852
dc.subjectNo keywords specified
dc.titleSlipped capital femoral epiphysis: rising rates with obesity and Aboriginality in South Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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