title: A 2 1/2-year-old male with limping on the left lower extremity. Acute lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: The following case is presented to illustrate the roentgenographic and clinical findings of a condition of interest to the orthopaedic surgeon. The initial history, physical findings, and roentgenographic examinations are found on this page. The following pages present the final clinical and roentgenographic diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Schoenecker
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gilula
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005684:Gait; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography