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18 Ιαν 2023 · The differential diagnosis of childhood joint pain and swelling is large and includes both benign and serious conditions. The assessment of a child with joint pain and/or swelling should be conducted with some urgency, especially for those conditions with potentially serious consequences .
- Growing Pains
This topic reviews the definition, epidemiology, hypotheses...
- Growing Pains
Children usually present with medial foot pain, tenderness and/or swelling along the tendon, pain on passive stretch with dorsiflexion and eversion, and pain with resisted plantar flexion and inversion.
Flexing, adducting in flexion and internally rotating the hip decreases the intracapsular space, thus children with joint effusions may find this painful. Always examine the joint above and below the joint suspected of causing limp, to rule out any sources of referred pain, this includes the spine.
Joint pains are a common reason for children to present to primary care. The differential diagnosis is large including some diseases that do not primarily affect the musculoskeletal system. Although the cause for many patients will be benign and self-resolving, in rare cases the diagnosis is associa ….
Lower extremity pain is common in childhood, with etiologies ranging from benign muscular conditions to systemic disease. We are presenting a three-part series of evidence-based practice guidelines to aid the provider in efficiently determining the diagnosis and treatment of a child with lower extremity pain.
6 Δεκ 2022 · The diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle injuries in the active child or young adolescent require knowledge of anatomy, gait, and biomechanics. The evaluation of foot pain in these patients is reviewed here.
In this article, we give an overview of some of the more common and concerning causes. We also provide a structured approach to history, examination and investigation for the clinician faced with the undifferentiated atraumatic joint pain in children of different ages.
