The structure of the hip is not different in adults than in children; the only difference is that in smaller children the hip is not yet completely grown together. The acetabulum generally consists of 3 different bone parts (os ischium, os ilium and os pubis). Small children have open growth joints, namely exactly where these … Hip pain in the child
Symptoms and typical age of the disease Depending on the clinical picture, a distinction is made between typical pain in children. The age at which the children fall ill also plays an important role. With growth pains, the pain typically occurs at night. The children then have slight pain for several days, but this then … Symptoms and typical age of the disease | Hip pain in the child
Therapy There is no proper therapy for growth pain. It is only important that the children do not get into the habit of adopting the wrong postures. Through physiotherapy or cold or warm compresses one can try to relieve the growth pains and prevent them. Coxitis fugax can be cured primarily by resting. The hip … Therapy | Hip pain in the child
Prognosis The prognosis for most diseases of hip pain in children is very good. Growth pains and hip rhinitis disappear spontaneously. In the case of perthes disease and epiphyseolysis capitis femoris, success can also be expected if the disease is diagnosed in good time and treated correctly. All articles in this series: Hip pain in … Prognosis | Hip pain in the child
