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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Avascular necrosis | *[[Avascular necrosis | Avascular necrosis of the hip]] | ||
*[[Cerebral palsy]] | *[[Cerebral palsy]] | ||
*[[Congenital dysplasia]] | *[[Hip dysplasia (human) | Congenital dysplasia of the hip]] | ||
*[[Discitis]] | *[[Discitis]] | ||
*Femur [[fracture]] | *Femur [[fracture]] | ||
*[[Hip tightness and contracture]] | *[[Hip]] tightness and [[contracture]] | ||
*[[Legg- | *[[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]] | ||
* | *[[Scoliosis | Lumbar scoliosis]] | ||
*[[Malignant bone tumors]] | *[[Bone tumor | Malignant bone tumors]] | ||
*[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | *[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | ||
*[[Osteomyelitis]] | *[[Osteomyelitis]] | ||
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*[[Septic arthritis]] | *[[Septic arthritis]] | ||
*[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]] | *[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]] | ||
* | *[[Transient synovitis | Transient synovitis of the hip]] | ||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== |
Revision as of 13:39, 19 July 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Causes
Common Causes
- Avascular necrosis of the hip
- Cerebral palsy
- Congenital dysplasia of the hip
- Discitis
- Femur fracture
- Hip tightness and contracture
- Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome
- Lumbar scoliosis
- Malignant bone tumors
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Osteomyelitis
- Salter-Harris fracture
- Septic arthritis
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Transient synovitis of the hip