A 7-year-old child who begins to limp and complains of persistent hip pain may have:
a. congenital hip dislocation.
b. Dupuytren contracture.
c. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
d. osteoarthritis.
C
Constant hip pain with a limp in a young child is indicative of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. This condition results in avascular necrosis of the femoral head caused by an inadequate blood supply.
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