Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Transient synovitis (irritable hip)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Most common cause of acute hip pain in children in the UK - affects ages 3-10 years (peak 5-6 years), 2:1 male predominance
- Reactive sterile synovial effusion - typically follows viral URTI 1-2 weeks prior; NOT a joint infection
- Diagnosis of exclusion - key challenge is distinguishing from septic arthritis
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