Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4234906 | Journal de Radiologie | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Acute limping may be the result of multiple pathologies in children. The differential diagnosis varies based on the age of the child. Irrespective of age, the initial imaging work-up includes AP and frog leg radiographs of the pelvis and ultrasound; MRI may sometimes be helpful. In children less than 3Â years, infections and trauma are most frequent. MRI is the imaging modality of choice when osteomyelitis is clinically suspected. Between the ages of 3Â and 10Â years, transient synovitis of the hip and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease are main considerations but infection, inflammation and focal bony lesions are also considered. In children over 10Â years, slipped capital femoral epiphysis also is considered.
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Authors
S. Ferey, V. Merzoug,