limping child Flashcards
1
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Transient synovitis
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- Acute onset
- Usually accompanies viral infections, but the child is well or has a mild fever
- More common in boys, aged 2-12 years
2
Q
Septic arthritis/osteomyelitis
A
Unwell child, high fever
3
Q
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
A
Limp may be painless
4
Q
Trauma
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History is usually diagnostic
5
Q
Development dysplasia of the hip
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Usually detected in neonates
6 times more common in girls
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7
Q
Perthes disease
A
More common at 4-8 years
Due to avascular necrosis of the femoral head
8
Q
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
A
10-15 years - Displacement of the femoral head epiphysis postero-inferiorly
