UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 0743

Question:
A 12 year old girl presents with acute onset of pain in the left knee, which started in the hip. She has recently started light basketball training at school and recollects vaguely that she tripped over a ball the previous week . On inspection she is noted to lean her upper body towards the right side when standing. On examination there is decreased internal rotation of the hip as compared to the contralateral side. A likely diagnosis is

a) osteoarthrosis of the hip
b) congenital dislocation of the hip
c) slipped femoral epiphysis
d) Perthe’s Disease
e) septic arthritis