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Questions on slipped capital femoral epiphysis. will your leg end up shorter?
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It could: The more severe the slip, and higher the chance of complications. Growth arrest and having a shorter femur can be a result. Other problems include avascular necrosis, and hip impingement.
Answered 6/16/2012
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