Ch 3: Red flags for pelvis, hip, thigh

Question 1

What condition has red flags for age >50 years?

Answer 1

Colon cancer

Question 2

What condition has red flags for bowel disturbances (rectal bleeding, black stools)?

Answer 2

Colon cancer

Question 3

What condition has red flags for unexplained weight loss?

Answer 3

Colon cancer

Question 4

What condition has red flags for history of colon cancer in immediate family?

Answer 4

Colon cancer

Question 5

What condition has red flags for pain unchanged by positions or movement?

Answer 5

Colon cancer

Question 6

What condition has red flags for older women (>70 years old) with hip, groin, thigh pain?

Answer 6

Pathologic fractures (femoral neck)

Question 7

What condition has red flags for history of a fall from a standing position?

Answer 7

Pathologic fractures (femoral neck)

Question 8

What condition has red flags for severe, constant pain worse with movement?

Answer 8

Pathologic fractures (femoral neck)

Question 9

What condition has red flags for shortened and externally rotated LE?

Answer 9

Pathologic fractures (femoral neck)

Question 10

What condition has red flags for history of long-term corticosteroid use (patients with RA, SLE, asthma)?

Answer 10

Osteonecrosis of femoral head (AVN)

Question 11

What condition has red flags for history of AVN of contralateral hip?

Answer 11

Osteonecrosis of femoral head (AVN)

Question 12

What condition has red flags for history of trauma?

Answer 12

Osteonecrosis of femoral head (AVN)

Question 13

What condition has red flags for 5-8 year old boys with groin/thigh pain?

Answer 13

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

Question 14

What condition has red flags for antalgic gait?

Answer 14

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

Question 15

What condition has red flags for pain symptoms aggravated with hip movement, especially hip abduction and IR?

Answer 15

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

Question 16

What condition has red flags for overweight adolescents?

Answer 16

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Question 17

What condition has red flags for history of recent growth spurt or trauma?

Answer 17

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Question 18

What condition has red flags for groin aching exacerbated with weight bearing?

Answer 18

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Question 19

What condition has red flags for involved leg help in external rotation?

Answer 19

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Question 20

What condition has red flags for ROM limitations of hip IR and abduction?

Answer 20

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Question 21

What are the conditions for pelvic, hip, thigh region?

Answer 21

Colon cancer, pathologic fractures of femoral neck, osteonecrosis of femoral head (AVN), Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis