Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: In this study, we aimed to analyze demographic data of the children aged between 0 and 3 years who were consulted with the orthopedics department by pediatrics outpatient clinic. METHODS: Ages, clinical findings, and radiologic examination outcomes of consecutive 100 patients who were consulted with the orthopedics department by pediatrics outpatient clinic between 2017 and 2018 were retrospectively studied. Results: Of the 100 pediatric patients aged between 1 month and 36 months witha average age of 17 months, 54 were girls and 46 were boys. Orthopedic clinic was consulted with 14 different presumed diagnoses. The most common cause of consultation was the presumed diagnosis of developmental hip dysplasia (44 patients). Developmental hip dysplasia was detected in 14 of the consulted children. The second most common presumed was in-toeing (25 patients). The other less frequent presumed diagnoses included congenital clavicular fracture (9 patients), torticollis (4 patients), pes equinovarus deformity (4 patients), o-bone (3 patients), noisy joints (2 patients), articular spasticity (2 patients), planovalgus, cellulitis, toe walking, sacral hirsutism, polydactylism, trigger finger, abd brachial plexus damage. The most common orthopedic pathologies in the early childhood examination of pediatric patients aged between 0 and 3 years in pediatric clinic are developmental hip dysplasia and in-toeing, although clinicans should suspect of at least more than ten common orthopedic pathologies.

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