Distinguishing between transient synovitis and septic arthritis in the limping child: How useful are clinical prediction tools?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-168

  Taekema, H C ^a   Landham, P R ^b   Maconochie, I ^c  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; JOINT ASPIRATION; LABORATORY TEST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVITIS; WEIGHT BEARING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIP; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 59649125418     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.152264     Document Type: Note

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