hip disorders in childhood

Certain hip disorders are characteristically seen in certain age groups:

• birth - congenital dislocation
• 0 to 5 - infections
• 5 to 10 - Perthes' disease, transient synovitis
• 10 to 20 - slipped epiphysis

• congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH)
• acquired dislocation of the hip
• septic arthritis
• subluxation of the hip
• tuberculous arthritis
• irritable hip
• Perthes' disease
• slipped upper femoral epiphysis
• protrusio acetabuli

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