title: The persistently irritable joint in childhood an orthopaedic perspective.
abstract: Persistent joint or periarticular irritability and pain in children can have numerous explanations. This overview explores the diverse range of orthopaedic conditions, both acquired and congenital, that may lead to such a presentation.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hey), UK.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001175:Arthrography; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics