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Figure 2 The Klein line is traced along the outer edge of the femoral neck and should normally pass through part of the lateral capital epiphysis. On the right side, the green line shows the expected, normal course of the Klein line. On the left side, the red line is abnormal, as it barely makes contact with the capital epiphysis[5]. Citation: Lustosa L. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). Case study, Radiopaedia.org 2023. Copyright ©The Authors 2023. Published by Radiopaedia. The authors have obtained the permission (Supplementary material).