Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1972;54:1224-1226.
© 1972 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Growth Hormone Levels in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
C. DEAN RAZZANO M.D.1,
CARL NELSON M.D.1, and
JOHN EVERSMAN M.D.1
1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Endocrinology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Cleveland
No abnormalities of serum growth hormone or estrogen levels, either absolute or relative, were found in the five patients studied with slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Serial levels on one patient during the development of a slip were also normal.