Presenting complaints organised by age group
| Knee arthralgias | Other arthralgias | Soft tissue | Heel pain | Hip pain | Back pain | Bony pain | ER F/U | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children of 3–5 years of age (n = 35) were pooled in the “preschool” group, children of 6–9 years (n = 117) in the “school” group, and those aged 10–14 years (n = 245) in the “adolescent” group. | |||||||||
| ER F/U, emergency room follow up. | |||||||||
| Preschool | n (%) | 7 (20) | 7 (20) | 9 (25.7) | – | 5 (14.3) | 1 (2.9) | 5 (14.3) | 1 (2.9) |
| School | n (%) | 15 (12.8) | 34 (29.1) | 31 (26.5) | 6 (5.1) | 5 (4.3) | 10 (8.5) | 5 (4.3) | 11 (9.4) |
| Adolescent | n (%) | 47 (19.2) | 58 (23.7) | 50 (20.4) | 18 (7.3) | 4 (1.6) | 30 (12.2) | 20 (8.2) | 18 (7.3) |
| Total | n (%) | 69 (17.4) | 99 (24.9) | 90 (22.7) | 24 (6) | 14 (3.5) | 41 (10.3) | 30 (7.6) | 30 (7.6) |