Abstract #5085

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Causes Early Cartilage Degeneration in Young Adults – an 11 year follow-up study with dGEMRIC

Jakob Örtegren¹, Pernilla Peterson², Jonas Svensson³, and Carl Johan Tiderius¹

¹Dept of Orthopedics, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ²Dept. of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Dept. of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

The longitudinal effects of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) on hip cartilage integrity and hip function are poorly understood. In this study, 44 hips were evaluated with delayed Gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) in average 11 years after SCFE. A low dGEMRIC index was detected in SCFE hips compared to unaffected hips, with gradually lower dGEMRIC index anteriorly in the hip joint. Furthermore, a low dGEMRIC index correlated both with impaired hip function and femuroacetabular impingement (FAI), which further strengthens the theory of FAI as a mediator of osteoarthritis after SCFE.

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