Musculoskeletal System
Congenital dysplasias, joint inflammations, and progressive muscular degeneration.
2 subcategories • 8 reference files
Congenital Dysplasias & Skeletal Deformities (4)
Moderate Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
Congenital Structural Hip Joint Instability
Neonates and Infants (Screened from birth through walking age; more common in girls)
Moderate Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot)
Congenital Foot & Ankle Structural Deformity
Neonates (Apparent immediately at birth; more common in boys)
Mild Pediatric Scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
10 to 18 Years (Typically detected during growth spurt)
Moderate Greenstick Fracture
Pediatric Incomplete Cortical Bone Fracture
Toddlers and Children (typically under 10 years)
Inflammatory, Autoimmune & Degenerative Myopathies (4)
Moderate Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Chronic Pediatric Autoimmune Inflammatory Arthritis
Toddlerhood through Adolescence (Onset before 16 years; varies by subtype)
Severe Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
X-Linked Recessive Progressive Myopathic Degeneration
Toddlerhood through Young Adulthood (Symptoms present between 2 to 5 years; affects boys)
Moderate Transient Synovitis of the Hip
Acute Self-Limiting Joint Synovial Inflammation
3 to 8 Years (Most common cause of pediatric hip pain)
Severe Osteomyelitis
Acute Hematogenous Metaphyseal Osteomyelitis
3 to 12 Years (Peak pediatric age)