Bilateral slipping of the upper femoral epiphysis in end-stage renal failure. A report of two cases

Abstract

Two cases of bilateral slipping of the upper femoral epiphysis in boys with end-stage renal failure due to megacystis and mega-ureter with severe renal osteodystrophy are reported. In one patient the lesion emerged after a dystonic reaction to drugs and in the other after bilateral nephro-ureterectomy. Neither showed marked elevation of growth hormone levels, but both had evidence of renal rickets with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. Both had a satisfactory response to bilateral internal fixation. The complication should be borne in mind in all young patients with renal osteodystrophy.