posted on 2020-02-05, 04:24authored bySariane Coelho Ribeiro, Kaline Silva Santos Barreto, Catarina Borges Santana Alves, Oswaldo Lima Almendra Neto, Marcel Vieira da Nóbrega, Leonardo Robert de Carvalho Braga
Abstract Hip pain in a child can have infectious, inflammatory, traumatic, neoplastic, or developmental causes, which can make the diagnosis challenging. Meticulous history taking and a detailed clinical examination guide the radiological investigation. In this article, we address some of the main causes of hip pain in childhood and their findings on diagnostic imaging.