Meet Zach: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

A sore hip didn't bother Zach Lindsey too much. As an active student athlete, a few aches and pains were just a part of the game. But when three weeks of ice and ibuprofen didn't help, it was time to see the doctor. In this Children's Channel video podcast, Zach and his mom, Sue, share the story of how some timely help from the Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital saved a lifetime a leg problems.

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• Akron
• childrens
• hospital
• northeast
• ohio
• Slipped
• Capital
• Femoral
• Epiphysis
• zach
• sue
• Lindsey
• orthopedics
• sports
• medicine
• hip
• socket
• growth
• plate
• teen
• puberty

[ThatGuyOnTheSubway]

@pepadark incorrect

[pepadark]

why they say this only happens to overweight kids..??

[patrickghanime123]

I just had this surgurey and it was the worst

[briangraves2]

This happened to me 1 year ago. Kind of the same story as me.

[nave117]

meh i had this 3 years ago.........wheel chair for 6 weeks and only physical activity for a year was walking........shitty thing is i feel it happening again with the pins

[JrTedCrusty]

I got this i actually have to grt surgery tomorrow morning

[ooCountryoo]

im still in alot of pain... but im also a firefighter so i know that does not help. does anyone know if there is something i can do for the pain. i have stopped Firefighting activitys due to me being in college. Im on Alieve pain meds every day taking surgery strangth. and pain is over a 10 most days.

[ooCountryoo]

i have this....im a 18 year old girl....i was having pain for years...always seemed to be around the time of new shoes or something to that affect. my knee swelled they thought i had water on the knee. went to an orthopedic dr. i was told if i walked on my leg one more time i could lose the leg. my hip was that bad off. they put me on cruches and a week later i was having surgery. they took screw out 4 years later it was healing but not well. i now can flip my leg compleatly backwards.

[emilyhawkins69]

Wow you all were extremely helpful to me, I was rather scared about this but after watching this I feel better and knowing that the lord has his hand on this things will be ok.

[cherrypop4756]

@ThePikpikcarrot me too.