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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* | *[[Avascular necrosis]] of the hip | ||
*[[Cerebral palsy]] | |||
*[[Congenital dysplasia]] of hip | |||
*[[Discitis]] | |||
*Femur [[fracture]] | |||
*[[Hip tightness and contracture]] | |||
*[[Legg-Calve-Perthes disease]] | |||
*Lumbar [[scoliosis]] | |||
*[[Malignant bone tumors]] | |||
*[[Osteochondritis dissecans]] | |||
*[[Osteomyelitis]] | |||
*[[Salter-Harris fracture]] | |||
*[[Septic arthritis]] | |||
*[[Slipped capital femoral epiphysis]] | |||
*Transient [[synovitis]] of the hip | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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Revision as of 16:20, 11 July 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Common Causes
- Avascular necrosis of the hip
- Cerebral palsy
- Congenital dysplasia of hip
- Discitis
- Femur fracture
- Hip tightness and contracture
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Lumbar scoliosis
- Malignant bone tumors
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Osteomyelitis
- Salter-Harris fracture
- Septic arthritis
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Transient synovitis of the hip