Ortho Case of the Week – Peds Lower Extremity
Case 1: A 4-year-old male presents with left hip and knee pain and refuses to bear weight on it. He holds his hip in flexion and external rotation.
- What is your differential for this child?
- You obtain the ultrasound of his hip below. How can you differentiate transient synovitis from septic arthritis?
3. His ESR comes back at 85 mm/hr and his WBC comes back at 17k. How would you manage this patient?
Case 2: A 15-year-old male presents with atraumatic left hip pain. You obtain the plain film below.
- What is the diagnosis?
- How would you manage this patient?