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{{CMG}}; {{VR}} | {{CMG}}; {{VR}} | ||
==Overview== | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes === | ===Life Threatening Causes === | ||
*[[Appendicitis]] | |||
*[[Avascular necrosis | Avascular necrosis of the hip]] | |||
*[[Peripheral arterial disease | Claudication of limb]] | |||
*[[Spinal disc herniation|Herniated vertebral disc]] | |||
*[[Hip dislocation]] | |||
*[[Aortoiliac occlusive disease | Leriche syndrome]] | |||
*[[Limb ischemia]] | |||
*[[Meningitis]] | |||
*[[Osteomyelitis]] | |||
*[[Patellar dislocation]] | |||
*[[Pelvic abscess]] | |||
*[[Psoas abscess]] | |||
*[[Septic arthritis]] | |||
*[[Testicular torsion]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Avascular necrosis | Avascular necrosis of the hip]] | *[[Avascular necrosis | Avascular necrosis of the hip]] | ||
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| '''Endocrine''' | | '''Endocrine''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|Arrest of [[Epiphyseal plate | physeal growth]], [[hyperparathyroidism ]], [[juvenile osteoporosis]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|Arrest of [[Epiphyseal plate | physeal growth]], [[hyperparathyroidism]], [[juvenile osteoporosis]] | ||
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| '''Hematologic''' | | '''Hematologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ]], [[Avascular necrosis | avascular necrosis of the hip]], [[hemarthrosis]], [[hemophilia]], [[Multiple myeloma|Kahler's disease]], [[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ]], [[leukemia]], [[myelodysplasia]], [[sickle-cell disease]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]], [[Avascular necrosis | avascular necrosis of the hip]], [[hemarthrosis]], [[hemophilia]], [[Multiple myeloma|Kahler's disease]], [[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis]], [[leukemia]], [[myelodysplasia]], [[sickle-cell disease]] | ||
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| '''Iatrogenic''' | | '''Iatrogenic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hip replacement]], [[immunization | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hip replacement]], [[intramuscular injection|immunization (intramuscular injection)]], [[osteostimulation]], [[Hip replacement|prosthetic hip replacement]], [[radiation therapy]], [[sympathectomy]] | ||
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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]], [[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]] | |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]], [[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]], [[ | |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|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|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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| '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | | '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Epiphyseal plate | Arrest of physeal growth]], [[arthropathy]], [[juvenile osteoporosis]], [[Scoliosis | lumbar scoliosis]], [[obesity]], [[rickets ]] | ||
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| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Pelvic inflammatory disease ]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Pelvic inflammatory disease]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|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 | |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]], [[Epiphyseal plate|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]], | |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]], [[Pelvis|fixed pelvic obliquity]], [[Foreign body|Foot foreign body]], [[Bone fracture|foot fractures]], [[Freiberg's disease]], [[greenstick fracture]], [[Hematoma|hematoma of thigh]], [[Bone fracture|healed fractures]], [[hemarthrosis]], [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated vertebral disc]], [[hip dislocation]], [[Subluxation|hip subluxation]], [[Bone fracture|hypervascularity after fracture]], [[testicular torsion]], [[knee sprain]], [[limb]] [[ischemia]], [[Bone fracture|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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*[[Osgood-Schlatter disease|Apophysitis]] | *[[Osgood-Schlatter disease|Apophysitis]] | ||
*[[Appendicitis]] | *[[Appendicitis]] | ||
* | * [[Epiphyseal plate | Arrest of physeal growth]] | ||
*[[Arthralgia]] | *[[Arthralgia]] | ||
*[[Arthropathy]] | *[[Arthropathy]] | ||
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*[[Femur fracture]] | *[[Femur fracture]] | ||
*[[Hemimelia | Fibular hemimelia]] | *[[Hemimelia | Fibular hemimelia]] | ||
* | *[[Pelvis|fixed pelvic obliquity]] | ||
*[[Foot | *[[Foreign body|Foot foreign body]] | ||
*[[Bone fracture|Foot fractures]] | *[[Bone fracture|Foot fractures]] | ||
*[[Freiberg disease]] | *[[Freiberg disease]] | ||
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*[[Greenstick fracture]] | *[[Greenstick fracture]] | ||
*[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae|Gonoccoccal arthritis]] | *[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae|Gonoccoccal arthritis]] | ||
*[[Hand-foot-mouth disease ]] | *[[Hand-foot-mouth disease]] | ||
*[[Bone healing|Healed fractures]] | *[[Bone healing|Healed fractures]] | ||
*[[Hemangioma]] | *[[Hemangioma]] | ||
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*[[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]] | *[[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]] | ||
*[[Spinal disc herniation|Herniated vertebral disc]] | *[[Spinal disc herniation|Herniated vertebral disc]] | ||
*[[Hip dislocation ]] | *[[Hip dislocation]] | ||
*[[Hip replacement]] | *[[Hip replacement]] | ||
*[[Subluxation|Hip subluxation]] | *[[Subluxation|Hip subluxation]] | ||
*[[Contracture|Hip contractures]] | *[[Contracture|Hip contractures]] | ||
*[[Hypermobility syndrome]] | *[[Hypermobility syndrome]] | ||
*[[Hyperparathyroidism ]] | *[[Hyperparathyroidism]] | ||
*[[Hypertension]] | *[[Hypertension]] | ||
*[[Bone fracture | *[[Bone fracture|Hypervascularity after fracture]] | ||
*[[Idiopathic]] | *[[Idiopathic]] | ||
*[[Adenitis|Iliac adenitis]] | *[[Adenitis|Iliac adenitis]] | ||
*[[Immunization | *[[intramuscular injection|Immunization (intramuscular injection)]] | ||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | *[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | ||
*[[Lymphadenopathy|inguinal lymphadenitis]] | *[[Lymphadenopathy|inguinal lymphadenitis]] | ||
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*[[Knee sprain]] | *[[Knee sprain]] | ||
*[[Kohler disease]] | *[[Kohler disease]] | ||
*[[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ]] | *[[Langerhans' cell histiocytosis]] | ||
*[[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]] | *[[Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome]] | ||
*[[Aortoiliac occlusive disease | Leriche syndrome]] | *[[Aortoiliac occlusive disease | Leriche syndrome]] | ||
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*[[Bone tumor | Malignant bone tumors]] | *[[Bone tumor | Malignant bone tumors]] | ||
*[[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma]] | *[[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma]] | ||
*[[Bone fracture | *[[Bone fracture|Malunion]] | ||
*[[Meningitis]] | *[[Meningitis]] | ||
*[[Neuroblastoma|Metastatic neuroblastoma]] | *[[Neuroblastoma|Metastatic neuroblastoma]] | ||
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*[[Osteoblastoma]] | *[[Osteoblastoma]] | ||
*[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | *[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | ||
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*[[Osteogenesis imperfecta]] | *[[Osteogenesis imperfecta]] | ||
*[[Osteosclerosis]] | *[[Osteosclerosis]] | ||
*[[Osteostimulation]] | *[[Osteostimulation]] | ||
*[[Osteosarcoma]] | *[[Osteosarcoma]] | ||
*[[Osteoma|Osteoid osteoma]] | *[[Osteoma|Osteoid osteoma]] | ||
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*[[Chondromalacia patellae|Patellofemoral pain syndrome]] | *[[Chondromalacia patellae|Patellofemoral pain syndrome]] | ||
*[[Pelvic abscess]] | *[[Pelvic abscess]] | ||
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease ]] | *[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]] | ||
*[[Periostitis]] | *[[Periostitis]] | ||
*[[Peripheral neuropathy]] | *[[Peripheral neuropathy]] | ||
*[[Peripheral vascular disease]] | *[[Peripheral vascular disease]] | ||
*[[Perirectal abscess]] | *[[Perirectal abscess]] | ||
*[[Bone fracture | *[[Bone fracture|Plastic deformation in pediatric fractures]] | ||
*[[Poliomyelitis]] | *[[Poliomyelitis]] | ||
*[[Paralysis|Prolonged immobilization ]] | *[[Paralysis|Prolonged immobilization ]] |
Revision as of 15:01, 22 July 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
- Appendicitis
- Avascular necrosis of the hip
- Claudication of limb
- Herniated vertebral disc
- Hip dislocation
- Leriche syndrome
- Limb ischemia
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Patellar dislocation
- Pelvic abscess
- Psoas abscess
- Septic arthritis
- Testicular torsion
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