title: The child with a limp.
abstract: The child with a limp is a commonly encountered diagnostic challenge. This article discusses normal gait in children and how to assess the limping child. A review of potential catastrophies and a differential diagnosis based on age is presented.
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography