Do you see it? Let’s review the use of Klein’s line. In the AP view, a line drawn along the superior femoral neck (Klein’s line) intersects the lateral portion of the femoral head. In a patient with SCFE, the line passes outside of the epiphysis or just at its superior edge. The abnormal side is said to look like a scoop of ice cream falling off of a cone.
SCFE of right hip with posteromedial slipping:
ReplyDeleteDo you see it? Let’s review the use of Klein’s line. In the AP view, a line drawn along the superior femoral neck (Klein’s line) intersects the lateral portion of the femoral head. In a patient with SCFE, the line passes outside of the epiphysis or just at its superior edge. The abnormal side is said to look like a scoop of ice cream falling off of a cone.