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Review

Pictorial Review of Paediatric Limp

by
Shashank Chapala
1,
Sahana Giliyaru
2,
Rajesh Botchu
3,*,
Suvinay Saxena
4,
Karthikeyan P. Iyengar
5 and
Muthusamy Chandramohan
6
1
Department of Radiology, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad 500032, India
2
Department of Pediatrics, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Kambipura 560074, India
3
Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
4
Department of Radiology, Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal 462030, India
5
Department of Orthopaedics, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital, Southport PR8 6PN, UK
6
Department of Radiology, Bradford Teaching Hospitals, Bradford BD9 6RJ, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2025, 17(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17010014
Submission received: 2 December 2024 / Revised: 21 January 2025 / Accepted: 22 January 2025 / Published: 27 January 2025
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Abstract

A limp is an abnormal, uneven or laboured gait typically resulting from pain, weakness, or structural deformity involving the hip, lower limb, spine or abdominopelvic abnormalities. Limps in children are common and have diverse causes that can be benign to life-threatening including trauma, congenital malformations, and neoplastic diseases. Diagnosis involves identifying gait abnormality thoroughly examining history and physical exam, assessing tenderness and range of motion, and completing targeted lab and radiographic studies. We present an imaging review of various usual and unusual causes of limp in different age groups such as in toddlers (1–3 years), children (4–10 years), and adolescents (11–16 years) with a comprehensive literature review.
Keywords: pain; paediatric limp; ultrasonography; MRI; radiography; paediatric hip; paediatric gait pain; paediatric limp; ultrasonography; MRI; radiography; paediatric hip; paediatric gait

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Chapala, S.; Giliyaru, S.; Botchu, R.; Saxena, S.; Iyengar, K.P.; Chandramohan, M. Pictorial Review of Paediatric Limp. Pediatr. Rep. 2025, 17, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17010014

AMA Style

Chapala S, Giliyaru S, Botchu R, Saxena S, Iyengar KP, Chandramohan M. Pictorial Review of Paediatric Limp. Pediatric Reports. 2025; 17(1):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17010014

Chicago/Turabian Style

Chapala, Shashank, Sahana Giliyaru, Rajesh Botchu, Suvinay Saxena, Karthikeyan P. Iyengar, and Muthusamy Chandramohan. 2025. "Pictorial Review of Paediatric Limp" Pediatric Reports 17, no. 1: 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17010014

APA Style

Chapala, S., Giliyaru, S., Botchu, R., Saxena, S., Iyengar, K. P., & Chandramohan, M. (2025). Pictorial Review of Paediatric Limp. Pediatric Reports, 17(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17010014

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