Pediatric Nursing by Kathryn Rudd,Diane Kocisko

Exercise 4

An 11-year-old female presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of back pain. She is pre-menarchal.Her mother started her menses around age 13. Her mother noticed that her daughter's ribs looked a little different on one side this summer in her bathing suit. Family history is negative for any bone or joint problems. She has a 19-year-old sibling who was treated for back pain a year ago with physical therapy. Understanding the physiology of bone and joint disorders, what diagnosis would you reasonably expect?
A) Idiopathic juvenile scoliosis
B) Compression fracture L5
C) Leg-length discrepancy
D) Ligament strain
E) Both A and C