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AAP Grand Rounds 12:49 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

RHEUMATOLOGY

Musculoskeletal Pain in Primary Care

Source: De Inocencio J. Epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain in primary care. Arch Dis Child. 2004;89:431–434.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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This article is a retrospective chart review analysis of all children between the ages of 3 and 14 years seen at a single pediatric primary care clinic in Madrid, Spain, with a chief complaint of musculoskeletal pain (MSP) over the course of 3 years. For purposes of data evaluation, the children were divided into 3 cohorts: preschool, 3–5 years; school, 6–9 years; and adolescent, 10–14 years. Presenting MSP complaints were categorized into 7 groups: 1) knee arthralgias; 2) other joint (ankles, wrists, small joints of the fingers) arthralgias; 3) soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons) pain; 4) heel pain; 5) hip pain; 6) back pain; and 7) bony pain. An additional small group of children was seen in the primary care practice in follow-up . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Susan Hyatt Ballinger, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Rheumatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN