Abstract
Hip pain in a child can have infectious, inflammatory, traumatic, neoplastic, or developmental causes, which can make the diagnosis challenging. Meticulous history taking and a detailed clinical examination guide the radiological investigation. In this article, we address some of the main causes of hip pain in childhood and their findings on diagnostic imaging.
Keywords:
Hip joint; Pain/etiology; Arthritis, juvenile; Hip dislocation, congenital; Child, preschool; Child; Adolescent
