Evaluating hip pain in children.

Hip pathology in the pediatric patient can be very challenging to diagnose, as there are many diagnoses that must be considered by the clinician. Categorizing children by age can aid in the process of making an early diagnosis, which is especially important when it comes to serious pediatric hip conditions such as septic arthritis, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and slipped capital femoral epiphysis.