3 year old female no medical history left leg over the last week is not straighning and she is walking with a limp and complaining in the morning that her knee is hurting. we tried to straighten the leg but it feels very tight compared to the other side and she shows signs of disscomfort when doing so. Also she is now walking on her tiptoe on that side due to it being bent slightly. any ideas and whats the next step???
Hi it might be due to some local trauma because it's a monoarticular involvement sometimes infection also might lead the same, so some investigations need to exclude the infection and some imaginary views (USS abdomen)until the cause identify need some painkillers too later on physiotherapy