title: Evaluation of the child who has hip pain.
abstract: Evaluation of children who have hip pain can be a diagnostic challenge. This article reviews pertinent history taking, physical examination, laboratory testing, and imaging studies that assist in reaching a correct diagnosis. It also reviews the diagnostic categories that are important in formulating a differential diagnosis to frame clinical decision making.
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Medical Center, P.O. Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA. steven.frick@carolinashealthcare.org
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Frick
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000175:diagnosis; D005684:Gait; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D016474:Weight-Bearing