Transient synovitis most often affects children in which age range?

Transient synovitis most often affects children in which age range?

• A. 3-10 years
• B. 1-2 years
• C. 11-15 years
• D. Over 18 years

Answer: (A)

Transient synovitis is a self-limited inflammatory process of the hip that most often affects young children. It typically presents after a viral illness with a limp or hip or groin pain but without systemic infection. The age range where this condition most commonly occurs is early to middle childhood, roughly from about 3 to 10 years old, with a peak around 4 to 6 years. Among the given options, the 3- to 10-year range best captures the common patient group. The other age ranges are less typical for this diagnosis and would prompt consideration of alternative causes of hip pain.

Transient synovitis is a self-limited inflammatory process of the hip that most often affects young children. It typically presents after a viral illness with a limp or hip or groin pain but without systemic infection. The age range where this condition most commonly occurs is early to middle childhood, roughly from about 3 to 10 years old, with a peak around 4 to 6 years. Among the given options, the 3- to 10-year range best captures the common patient group. The other age ranges are less typical for this diagnosis and would prompt consideration of alternative causes of hip pain.