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This chapter begins with a description of the limbs at birth, especially the hips, feet and digits. Then, there is a section on postural anomalies of the legs in early childhood, and how to assess them, including in-toeing, bow legs, knock knees and flat feet. The acute limb is then described with the assessment of suspected osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. Then, there is a section on limp and how to determine the cause on examination.
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Children’s orthopaedics and fracture. Edited by Michael K Benson (3rd ed) Springer, 2010
Paediatric orthopaedics: a system of decision-making.Benjamin Joseph, Ian Torode. Hodder Arnold, 2009.
Pediatric orthopaedics for primary care physicians. Dennis S Weiner, Kerwyn Jones (2nd ed). Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Hutson, J.M., Beasley, S.W. (2013). The Limbs. In: The Surgical Examination of Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29814-1_13
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