Elsie is a four year old who has come into the Emergency Department because her parents are concerned that she is not walking. Three days ago she was playing with her aunt and hurt her leg. Since then…
The Limping Teenager
Differential diagnosis of knee pain in the limping older child…
Interesting Case of a Limping Child
A 6-year-old boy attends the ED with a two week history of pain in the foot, which had developed into a limp over the preceding 2 days.…
Wobbly Knees!
This toddler has no medical history of note. He is the 3rd of 4 children under 6 years.…
The Limping Child
A 7-year-old girl presents to the Paediatric A&E with a 3 week history of increasing pain in her right hip.…
The Limping Child
We’ve all seen limping children. Maybe some of us have even had limping children. Some departments have excellent management strategies and pathways. Some don’t. Here’s some of our t…
Transient Synovitis
Commonly, not much is known about transient synovitis (TS), and for many ED clinicians, it is a diagnosis of exclusion, as when a patient presenting with hip pain…