Life-threatening and other emergency conditions |
- Bacterial (septic) arthritis
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- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
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- Infections with referred pain to the lower extremities*
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- Occult fracture (child abuse)
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- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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- Spontaneous hemarthrosis (hemophilia)
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- Vasoocclusive crisis (sickle cell disease)
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Common conditions |
- Acute myositis (benign myositis of childhood)
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- Infection such as cellulitis, cutaneous abscess, or perirectal abscess
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- Lyme arthritis (endemic regions)
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Other conditions |
- Idiopathic avascular necrosis of the hip (Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease)
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- Joint hypermobility syndrome
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- Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritics and other rheumatic diseases
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- Osteochondritis dissecans
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- Other inflammatory arthritis†
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- Somatic syndrome disorder (conversion disorder)
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- Spinal column conditions**
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