A 3.5-year-old boy presents with his mother with a painful left leg and a limp for four days. There is no history of fall or trauma. He holds the left leg slightly flexed and cannot weight bear. Observations are pulse 95/min, BP 90/60 mmHg, RR 22/min, oxygen saturation 97% on air and temperature 37.1 C. A pelvic X-ray is shown below.
Pelvic X-ray.
Describe the X-ray abnormality.
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State the most likely diagnosis.
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List eight important causes of atraumatic limp in a child of this age.
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List the four Kocher assessment parameters most useful for suspected septic arthritis of the hip.
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