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Irritable hip

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Irritable hip is a common disorder of childhood which presents with the acute onset of hip pain and a limp that gradually resolves. The child is otherwise well.

The cause is uncertain and the condition is usually made as a diagnosis of exclusion. Infection and trauma are postulated as precipitating factors but prospective studies report infection, usually of the upper respiratory tract, in only 30% of cases, and significant trauma in only 5% of cases.

Boys between two and twelve years of age appear to be the most susceptible group.


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