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Differential diagnosis

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This includes:

  • septic arthritis - leucocytosis and other evidence of infection
  • Perthes disease - persistent pain and/or effusion ie. more than two weeks
  • slipped upper femoral epiphysis - characteristic x-ray
  • osteomyelitis - evidence of infection
  • trauma - history
  • tuberculous synovitis - raised ESR and positive Heaf test

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