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eMedicine - Pediatrics, Limp : Article by Martin I Herman, MD, FAAP, FACEP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Incidence of congenital conditions (eg, limp associated with congenital hip dysplasia and meningomyelocele) corresponds to the sex predilection of the underlying condition. |
 | | Common causes of limp in the toddler are infections (eg, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis), trauma (eg, toddler's fracture, stress fractures, puncture wounds, lacerations), neoplasm, developmental dysplasia of the hips, neuromuscular disease, cerebral palsy, and congenital hypotonia. |
 | | Common causes of limping in the adolescent are slipped capital femoral epiphysis, juvenile arthritis, trauma, leg length discrepancy, and neoplasia. |
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