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The Limping ChildThe Limping Child
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Definition
Limp = Asymmetry• Joint - Range of motion• Bone - Deformity• Pain• Control
The Limping Child
•Diagnosis
•Mechanism
The Limping Child
• Pitfalls• Being misled by the parents’ analysis
• Always a leg length discrepancy
• Being misled by the patient’s complaint• Hip problems can cause knee pain
• Complaints of pain
AGE
NEWBORNINFANT
TODDLER
CHILD
PRE-TEEN
TEENAGER
ADULT
5
COMPLAINS
LIMPS
The Limping Child
Causes of limp• Joint - Range of motion• Bone - Deformity• Pain
• Hip• Control
-Physical exam-X-ray-‘Antalgic’ gait -Abductor lurch-Upper limb
Too much to cover
The Limping Child
Hip
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Age
The Limping Child
• Age 1 – 3 years
• Age 3 – 6 years
• Age 6 – 10 years
• Age 10 – 14 years
• DDH• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
• CDH• Congenital Dislocation of the Hip
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The Limping Child:Age 1 – 3
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The Limping Child: Age 1 – 3DDH
Physical findings• Girl• Asymmetrical skin folds• Limited abduction• Short leg• Pistoning• Ortolani’s sign• Barlow’s sign
X-ray findings• Delayed appearance of ossific nucleus• Small ossific nucleus• Dysplastic acetabulum• Proximal displacement of femur
The Limping Child: Age 1 – 3DDH
The Limping Child: Age 1 – 3DDH
Treatment• 0 – ½: Pavlik harness• ½ – 1½: Closed reduction, cast• 1 ½ - 5 or 8: Open reduction, pelvic osteotomy• Older: Leave dislocated
Pavlik Harness
• Check at 3 weeks to confirm reduction
• Adjust position every 6 – 12 weeks
• Continue until the hips are clincally and radiologically normal
• Transient synovitis
• Septic arthritis
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The Limping Child:Age 3 – 6
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• Flu
• Tonsillitis2
The Limping Child:Age 3 – 6
Transient synovitis• Child refuses to walk• Movement of hip is painful• May have fever• Moderately elevated WBC• Lasts a few days• Disappears without treatment
The Limping Child:Age 3 – 6
Septic arthritis• Child refuses to walk• Movement of hip is painful• May have fever• Elevated WBC• Progressively sicker• Progressive joint destruction
WIDENED JOINT SPACE
The Limping Child: Age 3 – 6Septic Arthritis
Bacteria
Enzymes
Destroy cartilage
Irreversable joint damage
White cells
Enzymes
The Worst Scenario
• Destruction of articular cartilage
• Destruction of femoral head
• Destruction of femoral neck
The Limping Child: Age 3 – 6Septic Arthritis
Treatment1. Kill the bacteria
• Antibiotics
2. Eliminate the white cells• Incision and drainage
3. Don’t delay• 48 hour window
The Limping Child: Age 3 – 6Septic Arthritis
• How to tell the difference?• Four predictors
• History of fever• Refusal to weight-bear• ESR > 40 mm/hr• WBC > 12,000
• If in doubt• Review in 12 hours• Do incision and drainage!
The Limping Child: Age 3 – 6Transient Synovitis vs. Septic Arthritis
Kocher, Kasser, et al.JBJS 86-A: 1629, 2004
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
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The Limping Child:Age 6 - 10
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Physical findings• Boy• Limp• Antalgic gait• Pain with passive motion• Limited abduction• Positive Trendelenburg sign
The Limping Child: Age 6 – 10Perthes Disease
The Limping Child: Age 6 – 10Perthes Disease
• X-ray findings• Perhaps nothing
• MRI
• Irregular consistency• Flattening• Lateral bump/ridge• Lateral hinging
The Limping Child: Age 6 – 10Perthes Disease
Treatment1. Maintain range of motion
• Physical therapy
• Anti-inflammatory medication
2. “Containment”• Bracing in abduction
• Femoral osteotomy
• Pelvic osteotomy
The Limping Child: Age 6 – 10Perthes Disease
The Limping Child: Age 6 – 10Perthes Disease
50% need a Total Hip by age 50
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis(SCFE – skiffey)
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The Limping Child:Age 10 – 14
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The Limping Child: Age 10 – 14SCFE
Always get a frog lateral view
Always check the other side
• Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons• See 6 per year
• General orthopaedic surgeons• See 1 every 6 years• Same as fixing a fracture
The Limping Child: Age 10 – 14SCFE
• ClassificationClassification• Acute or chronicAcute or chronic• Stable or unstableStable or unstable• Severity of displacementSeverity of displacement• Slip angleSlip angle
• BilateralityBilaterality• 10 – 15% at presentation10 – 15% at presentation
The Limping Child: Age 10 – 14SCFE
Useful ClassificationUseful Classification
• StableStable• Walks inWalks in
• UnstableUnstable• Wheels inWheels in
• Bone in one pieceBone in one piece • Slow plastic Slow plastic deformationdeformation of the growth plate of the growth plate
•Bone in two piecesBone in two pieces• Physeal fracturePhyseal fracture
No reductionNo reductionOne screwOne screw
Closed reductionClosed reductionTwo screwsTwo screws
Unstable SCFEUnstable SCFE
Xray FindingsXray Findings
• Displacement of neck on headDisplacement of neck on head• Mainly anteriorMainly anterior• Somewhat superiorSomewhat superior
• Decreased projected femoral head heightDecreased projected femoral head height• ChronicityChronicity
• Inferior new boneInferior new bone• Superior rounding off of metaphysisSuperior rounding off of metaphysis• Curved neckCurved neck
CastroAPCastroAP
Silva Chronic SlipSilva Chronic SlipDegree of slip??
Castro Right LateralCastro Right Lateral
Slip angle
ConceptConcept
Displacement of head on neckDisplacement of head on neck
Gradual change in shapeGradual change in shape
The femoral neck “curves” posteriorlyThe femoral neck “curves” posteriorly
Starting Point – Severe Slips
Correct PathCorrect Path
Controlling DepthControlling Depth
• Approach WithdrawApproach Withdraw• Rotate hip through full rangeRotate hip through full range• Observe projected distance of pin tip from Observe projected distance of pin tip from
subchondral bonesubchondral bone• Watch for change in directionWatch for change in direction• That moment presents the critical viewThat moment presents the critical view
BLIND SPOT
3–D Geometry3–D Geometry
The Critical ViewThe Critical View
Approach-Withdraw 1Approach-Withdraw 1
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Approach-Withdraw 2Approach-Withdraw 2
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Approach-Withdraw 3Approach-Withdraw 3
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Approach-Withdraw 4Approach-Withdraw 4
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Approach-Withdraw 5Approach-Withdraw 5
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Approach-Withdraw 6Approach-Withdraw 6
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Approach-Withdraw 8Approach-Withdraw 8
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Approach-Withdraw 7Approach-Withdraw 7
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Approach-Withdraw 5Approach-Withdraw 5
5The Critical View
The Contralateral HipThe Contralateral Hip
• Out of 100 patients:• 10 are bilateral at presentation• 10 will slip on the other side later• 5 will have painless slips on the other side
Follow-up for BilateralityFollow-up for Bilaterality
• Follow radiologicallyFollow radiologically
• Every three monthsEvery three months• For 18 monthsFor 18 months
The Limping Child
• Age 1 – 3 years - DDH• Age 3 – 6 years - Septic arthritis• Age 6 – 10 years - Perthes Disease• Age 10 – 14 years - SCFE
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