Pediatric Evaluation

Published: March 13, 2024, 9 a.m.

Jessie is a 12-year-old male patient who presents with an onset of groin pain. The patient has a BMI of 28 and a recent growth spurt. The physical therapist notes the patient has a limp with external rotation of the affected leg during ambulation. Which of the following diagnoses is MOST likely?

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A) Legg-Calv\xe9-Perthes Disease

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B) Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

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C) Osgood-Schlatter Disease

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D) Septic Arthritis

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