The role of ultrasound in differentiating septic arthritis from transient synovitis of the hip in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 418-422

  Zamzam, Mohamed Medhat ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hip joint; Septic arthritis; Transient synovitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVITIS;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 33749004776     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000228388.32184.7f     Document Type: Article

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