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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • The limping or non-weight bearing child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Child_with_limp/
    Toddler's fracture Developmental dysplasia of hip Transient hip synovitis Acute myositis Developmental … dysplasia of hip Perthes disease Stress fractures & sprains Traction apophysitis (Osgood Schlatter – tibial …: Toddler (0-4 years) Child (5-10 years) Adolescent (>10 years) Transient hip synovitis Acute myositis …
  • Congenital Torticollis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Congenital_Torticollis/
    should be performed to identify rare non-muscular causes  Note that Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip … DL. Screening for hip dysplasia in congenital muscular torticollis: is physical exam enough? Journal … (DDH) is a common association and hips should be assessed Differential Diagnosis Consider …
  • Meningitis and encephalitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Meningitis_encephalitis/
    Child is supine One hip and knee are flexed to 90 degrees by the examiner The examiner then attempts … and attempts neck flexion Positive if there is reflex flexion of child’s hips and knees with neck flexion … dysplasia in preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews2021, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD001146 …
  • Positional plagiocephaly
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Positional_plagiocephaly/
    ( congenital muscular torticollis ) developmental dysplasia of the hip Over one third of infants have …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.