Clinical Epidemiologic Studies on Children with Transient Synovitis of Hip
- VernacularTitle:儿童髋关节暂时性滑膜炎临床流行病学分析
- Author:
ke, SUN
;
sheng-ping, TANG
;
wei, YU
;
bao-ping, LIU
;
jing-ming, HAN
;
jun-chang, QIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
child;
transient synovitis of hip;
clinical epidemiology
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
1993;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical epidemiologic features of transient synovitis(TS) of hip in children occurred in Shen-zhen district.Methods The medical files were reviewed and a standard questionnaire was filled according to the conditions of 705 cases such as pathogeny,clinical manifestation,therapy and prognosis.Results Transient synovitis occurred in a sporadic form all the year round.The peak age of patients with TS was 3-7 years old.The ratio of boys to girls was 2.9:1.About 19.3% patients were attacked an upper respiratory tract infection and 11.9% patients attributed the symptoms to trauma or severe activities before 1 week.A varying degree of painful limp and restriction of movement at the hip were found clinically.All of cases were cured by skin traction.The incidence of recurrence was 6.95%.Conclusions Male predominance is found in TS.It is characteristic of sporadic form in the 4 seasons and intently relation to an upper respiratory tract infection and trauma or severe activities.TS is recurrent and the prognosis is good by skin traction.
