The SLIP Registry

SLIP is the largest global, multi-centre, prospective registry of SCFE patients.

SLIP Registry’s aim is to facilitate evidence-based treatment, standardize current practices and improve patient outcomes around the globe.

As of now, very few prospective studies have been published on SCFE and most lack sufficient patient numbers for meaningful analysis.

The SLIP Registry is working to change this trend.

Registry Participation:

650+ participants

35 sites

10 countries

6 continents

Registry Study Group

The SLIP Registry is a global collaboration of researchers and medical professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children with slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).

The SLIP Study Group brings a breadth of expertise and experience to the registry from over 10 countries and from a variety of health care systems.

The SLIP Study Group is comprised of:

  • principal investigators
  • researchers
  • health care professionals
  • physicians

Scientific Aims

  1. Develop a multi-centre database of SCFE patients treated at global tertiary care hospitals.

  2. Compare the clinical, functional, and radiographic parameters related to SCFE in the context of treatment outcomes.

  3. Examine the long-term outcome of prophylactically pinning the contralateral hip, specifically in regards to development of avascular necrosis.

  4. Determine whether prophylactic fixation allows for preservation of hip morphology and function in the short and long term.

  5. Comparatively analyze surgical treatment outcomes, with particular regard to complications (avascular necrosis, femoroacetabular impingement, secondary surgeries.)

  6. Compare mild SCFE treatment with or without acute FAI treatment in regard to complication and short term outcomes.

  7. Examine the timeline and results of diagnostic tests leading to the diagnosis of SCFE.