#july2020mccqe1
A 12-year-old boy whose weight and height are on the 90th percentile complains of pain in the right hip for several days and his mother has noticed that he is limping. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
(B) Perthes disease (osteochondritis of femoral head)
(C) Septic arthritis
(D) Nonspecific synovitis
(E) Osteogenic sarcoma
A 12-year-old boy whose weight and height are on the 90th percentile complains of pain in the right hip for several days and his mother has noticed that he is limping. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
(B) Perthes disease (osteochondritis of femoral head)
(C) Septic arthritis
(D) Nonspecific synovitis
(E) Osteogenic sarcoma
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