What are 3 differential diagnoses of leg pains in school-age children?

Pediatric – week 9 discussion

The three most common differential diagnoses of leg pain in school-age children include: strained muscles or ligaments, osteomyelitis (bone infection), and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Other possible causes of leg pain in this age group could be fractures, soft tissue infections, nerve compression, hematomas or tumors.