ABSTRACT
Janis is a 12-year-old girl who presents to the paediatric rapid referral clinic with a 4-month history of an intermittent pain in her left hip with an associated limp. The pain is worse on running and she has stopped participating in her physical education classes at school. She occasionally takes ibuprofen that provides some pain relief. There is no history of trauma. She is generally well. She had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy at 5 years of age. Her mother has hypothyroidism.
