Clinical Epidemiologic Studies on Children with Transient Synovitis of Hip / 实用儿科临床杂志
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
;
(24)1993.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-639042
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical epidemiologic features of transient synovitis(TS) of hip in children occurred in Shen-zhen district.Methods The medical files were reviewed and a standard questionnaire was filled according to the conditions of 705 cases such as pathogeny,clinical manifestation,therapy and prognosis.Results Transient synovitis occurred in a sporadic form all the year round.The peak age of patients with TS was 3-7 years old.The ratio of boys to girls was 2.91.About 19.3% patients were attacked an upper respiratory tract infection and 11.9% patients attributed the symptoms to trauma or severe activities before 1 week.A varying degree of painful limp and restriction of movement at the hip were found clinically.All of cases were cured by skin traction.The incidence of recurrence was 6.95%.Conclusions Male predominance is found in TS.It is characteristic of sporadic form in the 4 seasons and intently relation to an upper respiratory tract infection and trauma or severe activities.TS is recurrent and the prognosis is good by skin traction.
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
Year:
1993
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