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*[[Hip dysplasia (human) | Congenital dysplasia of the hip]] | *[[Hip dysplasia (human) | Congenital dysplasia of the hip]] | ||
*[[Discitis]] | *[[Discitis]] | ||
*[[Femur | *[[Femur fracture]] | ||
*[[Hip | *[[Contracture|Hip contractures]] | ||
*[[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]] | *[[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]] | ||
*[[Scoliosis | Lumbar scoliosis]] | *[[Scoliosis | Lumbar scoliosis]] | ||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute rheumatic fever]], [[athlete's foot]], [[cellulitis ]], [[discitis]], [[epididymitis]], [[Abscess|epidural abscess of the spine]], [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae|gonoccoccal arthritis]], [[hand-foot-mouth disease ]], [[Adenitis|iliac adenitis]], [[Lymphadenopathy|inguinal lymphadenitis]], [[Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis|juvenile chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis]], [[Lyme disease|Lyme arthritis]], [[meningitis]], [[myositis]], [[observation hip syndrome]], [[orchitis]], [[osteomyelitis]], [[paronychia ]], [[pelvic abscess]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease ]], [[perirectal abscess]], [[poliomyelitis]], [[psoas abscess]], [[reactive arthritis]], [[sacroiliitis]], [[septic arthritis]], [[Transient synovitis | transient synovitis of the hip]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute rheumatic fever]], [[athlete's foot]], [[cellulitis ]], [[discitis]], [[epididymitis]], [[Abscess|epidural abscess of the spine]], [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae|gonoccoccal arthritis]], [[hand-foot-mouth disease ]], [[Adenitis|iliac adenitis]], [[Lymphadenopathy|inguinal lymphadenitis]], [[Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis|juvenile chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis]], [[Lyme disease|Lyme arthritis]], [[meningitis]], [[myositis]], [[Transient synovitis|observation hip syndrome]], [[orchitis]], [[osteomyelitis]], [[paronychia ]], [[pelvic abscess]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease ]], [[perirectal abscess]], [[poliomyelitis]], [[psoas abscess]], [[reactive arthritis]], [[sacroiliitis]], [[septic arthritis]], [[Transient synovitis | transient synovitis of the hip]] | ||
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| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | | '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Arthropathy ]], [[Baker's cyst]], [[Blount's disease]], [[Chondromalacia patellae|chondromalacia of the patella]], [[Club foot|congenital club foot]], [[Hip dysplasia (human) | congenital dysplasia of the hip]], [[Amelia (birth defect)|congenital limb aplasia]], [[Dysmelia|congenital limb hypoplasia]], [[Neurofibromatosis type I|congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia]], [[Rocker bottom foot|congenital vertical talus ]], [[coxa vara]], [[dermatomyositis]], [[discitis]], [[distraction]], [[Muscle atrophy|disuse muscle atrophy]], [[dystonia]], [[enchondroma]], [[Cystic medial necrosis|Erdheim cystic medial necrosis]], [[fallen arches]], [[Hemimelia | fibular hemimelia]], [[gait abnormality]], [[genu recurvatum]], [[ | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Arthropathy ]], [[Baker's cyst]], [[Blount's disease]], [[chondroblastoma]], [[Chondromalacia patellae|chondromalacia of the patella]], [[Club foot|congenital club foot]], [[Hip dysplasia (human) | congenital dysplasia of the hip]], [[Amelia (birth defect)|congenital limb aplasia]], [[Dysmelia|congenital limb hypoplasia]], [[Neurofibromatosis type I|congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia]], [[Rocker bottom foot|congenital vertical talus ]], [[coxa vara]], [[dermatomyositis]], [[discitis]], [[distraction]], [[Muscle atrophy|disuse muscle atrophy]], [[dystonia]], [[enchondroma]], [[Cystic medial necrosis|Erdheim cystic medial necrosis]], [[fallen arches]], [[Hemimelia | fibular hemimelia]], [[gait abnormality]], [[genu recurvatum]], [[greenstick fracture]], [[Bone healing|healed fractures]], [[Hemihypertrophy]], [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated vertebral disc]], [[Subluxation|hip subluxation]], [[Contracture|hip contractures]], [[hypermobility syndrome]], [[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|hypervascularity after fracture]], [[juvenile arthritis]], [[juvenile osteoporosis]], [[juvenile rheumatoid arthritis]], [[Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome]], [[Kohler disease]], [[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]], [[Scoliosis | Lumbar scoliosis]], [[Neuroblastoma|metastatic neuroblastoma]], [[multiple hereditary exostoses]], [[muscular dystrophy]], [[Ollier's disease]], [[ORIF|open reduction and internal fixation of fractures]], [[Osgood-Schlatter disease]], [[osteoblastoma]], [[osteochondritis dissecans]], [[osteogenesis imperfecta]], [[Osteoma|osteoid osteoma]], [[osteosclerosis]], [[osteostimulation]], [[Repetitive strain injury|overuse syndrome]], [[Chondromalacia patellae|patellofemoral pain syndrome]], [[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|plastic deformation in pediatric fractures]], [[Paralysis|prolonged immobilization]], [[proteus syndrome]], [[proximal femoral focal deficiency]], [[rheumatic disease]], [[sciatica]], [[Sever's disease]], [[Osgood-Schlatter disease|Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease]], [[skeletal dysplasia]], [[SLE]], [[slipped capital femoral epiphysis]], [[Spina bifida|spinal dysraphism]], [[spondylolisthesis]], [[Tarsal coalition|tarsal synostosis]], [[tendonitis]], [[tenosynovitis ]], [[Upington disease]] | ||
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| '''Neurologic''' | | '''Neurologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Brain tumor]], [[cerebral palsy]], [[dystonia]], [[hip | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Brain tumor]], [[cerebral palsy]], [[dystonia]], [[Contracture|hip contractures]], [[Scoliosis | lumbar scoliosis]], [[meningitis]], [[Neuroblastoma|metastatic neuroblastoma]], [[multiple sclerosis]], [[neurofibromatosis]], [[neurofibrosarcoma]], [[peripheral neuropathy]], [[poliomyelitis]], [[sciatica]] | ||
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| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ]], [[Bone tumor|benign bone tumours ]], [[brain tumor]], [[Ewings sarcoma]], [[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ]], [[leukemia]], [[Bone tumor|malignant Bone tumors]], [[malignant fibrous histiocytoma]], [[Neuroblastoma|metastatic neuroblastoma]], [[neurofibrosarcoma]], [[ | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ]], [[Bone tumor|benign bone tumours ]], [[brain tumor]], [[chondroblastoma]], [[Ewings sarcoma]], [[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ]], [[leukemia]], [[Bone tumor|malignant Bone tumors]], [[malignant fibrous histiocytoma]], [[Neuroblastoma|metastatic neuroblastoma]], [[neurofibrosarcoma]], [[osteoblastoma]], [[osteosarcoma]], [[spinal cord]] [[tumour]], [[tumour]] across [[epiphyseal plate]] | ||
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| '''Trauma''' | | '''Trauma''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Ankle sprain ]], [[arthralgia]], [[Avascular necrosis | avascular necrosis of the hip]], [[Avulsion fracture|avulsion injury]], [[child abuse]], [[complex regional pain syndrome ]], [[contusion]], [[coxa vara]], [[discitis]], [[femur]] [[fracture]], fixed [[Pelvis|pelvic]] obliquity, [[foot]] [[foreign body]], [[Bone fracture|foot fractures]], [[Freiberg's disease]], [[Hematoma|hematoma of thigh]], [[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|healed fractures]], [[hemarthrosis]], [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated vertebral disc]], [[hip dislocation]], [[Subluxation|hip subluxation]], hypervascularity after | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Ankle sprain ]], [[arthralgia]], [[Avascular necrosis | avascular necrosis of the hip]], [[Avulsion fracture|avulsion injury]], [[child abuse]], [[complex regional pain syndrome ]], [[contusion]], [[coxa vara]], [[discitis]], [[femur]] [[fracture]], fixed [[Pelvis|pelvic]] obliquity, [[foot]] [[foreign body]], [[Bone fracture|foot fractures]], [[Freiberg's disease]], [[greenstick fracture]], [[Hematoma|hematoma of thigh]], [[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|healed fractures]], [[hemarthrosis]], [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated vertebral disc]], [[hip dislocation]], [[Subluxation|hip subluxation]], [[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|hypervascularity after fracture]], [[testicular torsion]], [[knee sprain]], [[limb]] [[ischemia]], [[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|malunion]], [[muscle strain]], [[femur fracture]], [[Fracture nonunion|nonunion]], [[Transient synovitis|observation hip syndrome]], [[ORIF|open reduction and internal fixation of fractures]], [[patellar dislocation]], [[Chondromalacia patellae|patellofemoral pain syndrome]], [[periostitis]], [[Achilles tendon|ruptured achilles tendon]], [[sacroiliitis]], [[Salter-Harris fracture]], [[sciatica]], [[spondylolisthesis]], [[stress fracture]], [[tendonitis]], [[tenosynovitis]], [[Bone fracture classification|tibial fracture]], [[toddler fracture]] | ||
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*[[Cerebral palsy]] | *[[Cerebral palsy]] | ||
*[[Child abuse]] | *[[Child abuse]] | ||
*[[Chondroblastoma]] | |||
*[[Chondromalacia patellae]] | *[[Chondromalacia patellae]] | ||
*[[Peripheral arterial disease | Claudication of limb]] | *[[Peripheral arterial disease | Claudication of limb]] | ||
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*[[Gait abnormality]] | *[[Gait abnormality]] | ||
*[[Genu recurvatum]] | *[[Genu recurvatum]] | ||
*[[Greenstick fracture]] | |||
*[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae|Gonoccoccal arthritis]] | *[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae|Gonoccoccal arthritis]] | ||
*[[Hand-foot-mouth disease ]] | *[[Hand-foot-mouth disease ]] | ||
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*[[Hemarthrosis]] | *[[Hemarthrosis]] | ||
*[[Hematoma|Hematoma of thigh]] | *[[Hematoma|Hematoma of thigh]] | ||
*[[Hemihypertrophy]] | *[[Hemihypertrophy]] | ||
*[[Hemophilia]] | *[[Hemophilia]] | ||
*[[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]] | *[[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]] | ||
*[[Herniated vertebral disc]] | *[[Spinal disc herniation|Herniated vertebral disc]] | ||
*[[Hip dislocation ]] | *[[Hip dislocation ]] | ||
*[[Hip replacement]] | *[[Hip replacement]] | ||
*[[Hip subluxation]] | *[[Subluxation|Hip subluxation]] | ||
*[[Hip | *[[Contracture|Hip contractures]] | ||
*[[Hypermobility syndrome]] | *[[Hypermobility syndrome]] | ||
*[[Hyperparathyroidism ]] | *[[Hyperparathyroidism ]] | ||
*[[Hypertension]] | *[[Hypertension]] | ||
*[[Hypervascularity after fracture]] | *[[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|Hypervascularity after fracture]] | ||
*[[Idiopathic]] | *[[Idiopathic]] | ||
*[[Iliac adenitis]] | *[[Adenitis|Iliac adenitis]] | ||
*[[Immunization | *[[Immunization]] ([[intramuscular injection]]) | ||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | *[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Lymphadenopathy|inguinal lymphadenitis]] | ||
*[[Juvenile arthritis]] | *[[Juvenile arthritis]] | ||
*[[Juvenile chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis]] | *[[Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis|Juvenile chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis]] | ||
*[[Juvenile osteoporosis]] | *[[Juvenile osteoporosis]] | ||
*[[Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis]] | *[[Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis]] | ||
*[[Kahler disease]] | *[[Multiple myeloma|Kahler's disease]] | ||
*[[Klippel- | *[[Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome]] | ||
*[[Knee sprain]] | *[[Knee sprain]] | ||
*[[Kohler disease]] | *[[Kohler disease]] | ||
*[[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ]] | *[[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ]] | ||
*[[Legg- | *[[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]] | ||
*[[Leriche syndrome]] | *[[Aortoiliac occlusive disease | Leriche syndrome]] | ||
*[[Leukemia]] | *[[Leukemia]] | ||
*[[Limb ischemia]] | *[[Limb ischemia]] | ||
*[[Lumbar scoliosis]] | *[[Scoliosis | Lumbar scoliosis]] | ||
*[[Lyme arthritis]] | *[[Lyme disease|Lyme arthritis]] | ||
*[[Malignant | *[[Bone tumor | Malignant bone tumors]] | ||
*[[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma]] | *[[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma]] | ||
*[[Malunion]] | *[[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|Malunion]] | ||
*[[Meningitis]] | *[[Meningitis]] | ||
*[[Metastatic neuroblastoma]] | *[[Neuroblastoma|Metastatic neuroblastoma]] | ||
*[[Multiple hereditary exostoses]] | *[[Multiple hereditary exostoses]] | ||
*[[Multiple sclerosis]] | *[[Multiple sclerosis]] | ||
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*[[Myelodysplasia]] | *[[Myelodysplasia]] | ||
*[[Myositis]] | *[[Myositis]] | ||
*[[Neck of femur fracture]] | *[[Femur fracture|Neck of femur fracture]] | ||
*[[Neurofibromatosis]] | *[[Neurofibromatosis]] | ||
*[[Neurofibrosarcoma]] | *[[Neurofibrosarcoma]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Fracture nonunion|Nonunion]] | ||
*[[Obesity]] | *[[Obesity]] | ||
*[[Observation hip syndrome]] | *[[Transient synovitis|Observation hip syndrome]] | ||
*[[Ollier disease]] | *[[Ollier's disease]] | ||
*[[Open reduction and internal fixation of fractures]] | *[[ORIF|Open reduction and internal fixation of fractures]] | ||
*[[Orchitis]] | *[[Orchitis]] | ||
*[[Osgood-Schlatter disease]] | *[[Osgood-Schlatter disease]] | ||
*[[Osteoblastoma]] | |||
*[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | *[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | ||
*[[Osteogenesis imperfecta]] | *[[Osteogenesis imperfecta]] | ||
*[[Osteosclerosis]] | |||
*[[Osteostimulation]] | *[[Osteostimulation]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Osteosarcoma]] | ||
*[[Osteoid osteoma]] | *[[Osteoma|Osteoid osteoma]] | ||
*[[Osteomyelitis]] | *[[Osteomyelitis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Repetitive strain injury|Overuse syndrome]] | ||
*[[Parkes Weber syndrome]] | |||
*[[Parkes | |||
*[[Paronychia ]] | *[[Paronychia ]] | ||
*[[Patellar dislocation]] | *[[Patellar dislocation]] | ||
*[[Patellofemoral pain]] | *[[Chondromalacia patellae|Patellofemoral pain syndrome]] | ||
*[[Pelvic abscess]] | *[[Pelvic abscess]] | ||
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease ]] | *[[Pelvic inflammatory disease ]] | ||
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*[[Peripheral vascular disease]] | *[[Peripheral vascular disease]] | ||
*[[Perirectal abscess]] | *[[Perirectal abscess]] | ||
*[[Plastic | *[[Bone fracture natural history, complications and prognosis|Plastic deformation in pediatric fractures]] | ||
*[[Poliomyelitis]] | *[[Poliomyelitis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Paralysis|Prolonged immobilization ]] | ||
*[[Hip replacement|Prosthetic hip replacement]] | |||
*[[Prosthetic hip replacement]] | |||
*[[Proteus syndrome]] | *[[Proteus syndrome]] | ||
*[[Proximal femoral focal deficiency]] | *[[Proximal femoral focal deficiency]] | ||
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*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]] | *[[Rheumatoid arthritis]] | ||
*[[Rickets ]] | *[[Rickets ]] | ||
*[[Ruptured achilles tendon]] | *[[Achilles tendon|Ruptured achilles tendon]] | ||
*[[Russell- | *[[Russell-Silver syndrome]] | ||
*[[Sacroiliitis]] | *[[Sacroiliitis]] | ||
*[[Salter- | *[[Salter-Harris fracture]] | ||
*[[Sciatica]] | *[[Sciatica]] | ||
*[[Septic arthritis]] | *[[Septic arthritis]] | ||
*[[Serum sickness]] | *[[Serum sickness]] | ||
*[[Sever disease]] | *[[Sever's disease]] | ||
*[[Sickle-cell disease ]] | *[[Sickle-cell disease ]] | ||
*[[Sinding- | *[[Osgood-Schlatter disease|Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease]] | ||
*[[Skeletal dysplasia]] | *[[Skeletal dysplasia]] | ||
*[[SLE]] | *[[SLE]] | ||
*[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]] | *[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]] | ||
*[[Spinal cord tumor]] | *[[Spinal cord tumor]] | ||
*[[Spinal dysraphism ]] | *[[Spina bifida|Spinal dysraphism]] | ||
*[[Spondylolisthesis]] | *[[Spondylolisthesis]] | ||
*[[Stress fracture]] | *[[Stress fracture]] | ||
*[[Sympathectomy]] | *[[Sympathectomy]] | ||
*[[Tarsal coalition]] | *[[Tarsal coalition]] | ||
*[[Tarsal synostosis]] | *[[Tarsal coalition|Tarsal synostosis]] | ||
*[[Tendonitis]] | *[[Tendonitis]] | ||
*[[Tenosynovitis ]] | *[[Tenosynovitis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Testicular torsion]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Bone fracture classification|Tibial Fracture]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Toddler fracture]] | ||
*[[Transient synovitis of the hip | *[[Transient synovitis | Transient synovitis of the hip]] | ||
*[[Upington disease]] | *[[Upington disease]] | ||
*[[Wilm's tumor]] | *[[Wilm's tumor]] |
Revision as of 20:44, 19 July 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
- Avascular necrosis of the hip
- Cerebral palsy
- Congenital dysplasia of the hip
- Discitis
- Femur fracture
- Hip contractures
- 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