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Hip and Pelvis Injuries in Childhood and Adolescence

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Disorders of the hip are common in childhood and adolescence. As a child grows older, the most common problems affecting the hip will change. The hip often may be overlooked as a source of pain as disorders may refer pain to the thigh or knee, potentially leading the clinician astray as to the source of the problem, potentially resulting in a delayed or incorrect diagnosis. Clinicians should understand the appropriate anatomy, physical exam techniques and imaging studies of the hip and the common pediatric hip disorders and injuries presented in this chapter.

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics and Orthopedics, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63130, USA

    Mark E. Halstead MD

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  2. Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

    Jimmy D. Bowen MD, FAAPMR, CAQSM, RMSK, CSCS

  3. Team Orthopedic Surgeon for the St. Louis Cardinals in affiliation with Mercy, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    David J. King MD

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Halstead, M.E. (2017). Hip and Pelvis Injuries in Childhood and Adolescence. In: Seidenberg MD, FAAFP, FACSM, RMSK, P., Bowen MD, FAAPMR, CAQSM, RMSK, CSCS, J., King MD, D. (eds) The Hip and Pelvis in Sports Medicine and Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42788-1_7

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