title: The role of ultrasound in the emergency department evaluation of the acutely painful pediatric hip.
abstract: Children presenting with hip pain or a limp are a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. The differential diagnosis is extensive, and the workup can be broad. This review focuses on differentiating between transient synovitis and septic arthritis of the hip. The role of bedside ultrasound in the clinical evaluation of these patients is addressed, including the technique and appropriate indications for bedside ultrasound of the hip in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Emergency Ultrasound (Plumb), Professor of Pediatrics (Bolte), *Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director Emergency Ultrasound (Mallin), †Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plumb
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mallin
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bolte
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006615:Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography