Unilateral Perthes Disease Followed by Contralateral Pre-slip SCFE: A Case with Sequential Hip Disorders
Case Report | Volume 11 | Issue 3 | September-December 2025 | Page: 16-19 | Tariq Altaf Mir, Muhammad Haseeb Gani
DOI- https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2025.v11.i03.246
Open Access License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2025; The Author(s).
Submitted: 19/09/2025; Reviewed: 30/09/2025; Accepted: 24/11/2025; Published: 10/12/2025
Authors: Tariq Altaf Mir MS Ortho [1], Muhammad Haseeb Gani MS Ortho [1]
[1] Paediatric Orthopaedics Department, Paras Health, Srinagar, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Tariq Altaf Mir,
Consultant, Paediatric Orthopaedics Department, Paras Health, Srinagar, India.
E-mail: mirdadtariq@protonmail.com
Abstract
Background: Perthes disease and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) are distinct paediatric hip disorders, rarely reported to occur sequentially in the same patient.
Case report: We report a case of a 7-year-old boy with Perthes disease of the Right hip treated by proximal femoral osteotomy. At the age of 9 years, he complained of Left hip pain, which on evaluation was found to be a pre-slip SCFE. He underwent in-situ pinning on the Left side and was asymptomatic at the last follow-up.
Conclusion: Recognition of this sequential presentation is important for surveillance and timely management.
Keywords: SCFE, Perthes disease, Vitamin D deficiency
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| How to Cite this Article: Mir TA, Gani MH. Unilateral Perthes Disease Followed by Contralateral Pre-slip SCFE: A Case with Sequential Hip Disorders. International Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics. September-December 2025; 11(3): 16-19. |
