Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Limp- causes
- acute
painful limp
- 1-3 years old
- infection
- septic arthritis
- osteomyelitis
of hip or
spine
- transient synovitis
- trauma-accidental/non-accidental
- malignant disease
- leukaemia
- neuroblastoma
- 3-10 years old
- transient synovitis
- septic arthritis/osteomyelitis
- trauma
&
overuse
injuries
- Perthes diseases (acute)
- JIA
- malignant
disease e.g.
leukaemia
- complex
regional
pain syn
- 11-16 years
- mechanical
- trauma
- overuse inj
- sport inj
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis (acute)
- avascular necrosis of femoral head
- reactive arthritis
- septic arthritis/osteomyelitis
- osteochondritis dissecans of knee
- bone tumours & malignancy
- complex regional pain syn
- chronic &
intermittent
limp
- 1-3 years
- DDH
- talipes
- neuromuscular e.g. cerebral palsy
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
- 3-10 years old
- Perthes disease (chronic)
- neuromuscular
disorders e.g
Duchenne
muscular
dystrophy
- JIA
- tarsal coalition
- 11-16 years old
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis (chronic)
- JIA
- tarsal coalition
- pain may or
may not be a
presenting
feature