Your examination of a 5-year-old child reveals limited abduction and internal rotation of the child's right hip accompanied by muscle spasm,proximal thigh atrophy,and a painless limp.These findings indicate

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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease occurs in young male children (2 to 12 years old)and presents as a painless limp accompanied by limited abduction and internal rotation of the hip,muscle spasm,and proximal thigh atrophy.It is caused by interruption in the blood supply to the capital femoral epiphysis.Avascular necrosis of the femoral head results.In Duchenne muscular dystrophy,there is a degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement.The pelvic muscles degenerate first and progression occurs upward to the trunk and shoulders.Life expectancy is only through adolescence or the early 20s.Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by swollen,inflamed,painful joints.

Your Examination of a 5-Year-Old Child Reveals Limited Abduction and Internal