Abstract
Pediatric hip pathology varies depending on patient age. Newborns are often screened
for developmental dysplasia of the hip, whereas toddlers and older children can present
later with pain, leg length discrepancy, or limp. Young children may have hip pain
related to transient synovitis, septic arthritis, or Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Older
children are more likely to suffer from slipped capital femoral epiphysis or apophyseal
avulsion fractures. Knowledge about how the growing skeleton differs from adults as
well as the classic imaging findings in many of these diagnoses is paramount when
taking care of pediatric patients with suspected hip pathology.
Keywords
pediatric - hip - dysplasia - Legg-Calvé-Perthes - slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- arthritis
