Septic arthritis or transient synovitis of the hip in children: The value of clinical prediction algorithms

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1289-1293

  Sultan, J ^a,b   Hughes, P J ^a,c  

^a LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEVER; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNOVITIS; WEIGHT BEARING; ALGORITHM; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIP; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ALGORITHMS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77956383189     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B9.24286     Document Type: Article

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