女孩青春期开始的平均年龄为 12 岁,男孩为 13.5 岁。[13]Loder RT. The demographics of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. An international multicenter study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1996;322:8-27.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8542716?tool=bestpractice.com与青少年快速发育有关的激素分泌也为 SCFE 的深层病因提供了依据。青春期骺板弱化[7]Loder RT, Richards BS, Shapiro PS, et al. Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis: the importance of physeal stability. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993;75:1134-1140.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8354671?tool=bestpractice.com可能是由血液循环中的促性腺激素所致。