Transient Synovitis of the Hip

Question 1

What is this a presentation of?
Age 4 to 10, acute onset hip pain which is self-limiting with and analgesia, pain in the extremities of movement, diagnosis of exclusion, preceding recent viral illness (URTI).

Answer 1

Transient synovitis of the hip

Question 2

What is the chief cause of hip pain in children aged 4 to 10?

Answer 2

Transient synovitis of the hip