A 10-year-old obese child from endocrinology department was referred to emergency for a painful limp with hip pain which of the following investigation is not required:
X-ray of the hip
MRI of the hip
CT scan of hip
USG of hip
(c)This is an Obese Limping child with hip pain the possible differential diagnosis will be Osteomyelitis (X-MAS)Septic arthritis (X-MAS)Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (X-MRI)Transient synovitis (X-MAS)Hence CT will be least preferred. Previously CT Scan was carried out for SCFE but now MRI has replaced its indication.
Congenital Dislocation of Hip (C.D.H.)