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Chapter 3
Conclusion
Based on the results of our study, in the Netherlands there was no difference in the incidence of surgical procedures for SCFE between boys and girls during the period 1998–2010. In the past 13 years there has been an increase in the incidence of surgical procedures for SCFE among girls in the combined NT/T SCFE group and in the NT SCFE group alone. The incidence in boys and in the combined group has not increased. From other national registries we know that there has been an increase in the number of Dutch children who suffer from overweight and obesity, while the body length has not increased the past 10 years.
The incidence determined in our study seems to be comparable with that of other Western countries such as the USA and Sweden.
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