Practice Management
A 12-year-old male presents to urgent care with his mother for left groin and buttock pain since acute onset while running in a track meet earlier today. He reports that he felt a pop while running a sprint race and was subsequently unable to finish the race or bear weight on his left leg due to pain. He has no other past medical history and takes no medications. Physical exam reveals that he is afebrile …
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A 16-year-old female presents to urgent care with her mother after soccer practice at school. She says she felt a “pop” in her left hip, immediately followed by posterior hip pain. Walking makes it worse, but resting makes the pain better. An x-ray is ordered. Review the image and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.
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