1. Anatomy of the hip joint / John V. Banta -- 2. Physical examination of the child's hip / Bruce E. Bowman -- 3. Radiology / Christopher Foley -- 4. Developmental dysplasia of the hip / Peter A. DeLuca -- 5. The painful hip joint / Jeffrey D. Thomson -- 6. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis / Kristan A. Pierz -- 7. Perthes' disease / J. Mark H. Paterson -- 8. Epiphyseal dysplasias / Jayesh Trivedi -- 9. Trauma / Kristan A. Pierz -- 10. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis / Janet E. McDonagh -- 11. Gait analysis in documenting and understanding hip function / Sylvia Oجƒunpuu -- 12. Cerebral palsy / J. Mark H. Paterson -- 13. Myelomeningocele / John V. Banta -- 14. Muscle weakness disorders / Brian G. Smith -- 15. Orthotic management of hip pathologies / Christopher Morris -- 16. Unusual disorders / Durgesh Nogarkatti.